US EditionThe Indian pilot set for a historic space journey on Axiom-4
UNITED STATES, JUN 25 – Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla pilots the Axiom-4 mission conducting over 60 international scientific experiments aboard the ISS, marking India's return to human spaceflight after 41 years.
- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the upcoming Axiom Mission 4 to the ISS, scheduled for June 10, 2025.
- The mission follows collaboration between ISRO, DBT, NASA, and ESA to conduct space biology experiments focusing on food and nutrition in microgravity.
- Key experiments include studying edible microalgae growth and proteomic responses of cyanobacteria to pioneer sustainable, closed-loop life support systems in space.
- Minister Jitendra Singh highlighted microalgae as an ideal option for providing nutritious food in space and supporting self-sustaining life support systems that facilitate the recycling of carbon and nitrogen.
- This mission marks a milestone for India’s presence in space exploration and could advance human nutrition and self-reliance for long-duration missions.
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Axiom-4 Closing In On ISS: Today's Docking Key To Shubhanshu Shukla’s Historic Space Journey
The Axiom-4 mission, with four private astronauts including Shubhanshu Shukla, launched successfully on a SpaceX Falcon 9, aiming to dock with the ISS. This marks India's return to human spaceflight after 41 years.
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SpaceX launches star-studded Axiom Mission 4 with historic international Crew
Before sunrise on June 25, SpaceX lit up the Florida sky with the launch of Axiom Mission 4 and it wasn’t just a technical feat, it was a global moment. Lifting off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 2:31 a.m., the Falcon 9 rocket carried four astronauts into orbit aboard the Dragon capsule “Grace.” The crew includes former NASA star Peggy Whitson, along with Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Sławosz Uznanski-Wiśniewski of Poland, and Tibor Kapu fr…
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