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Axiom-4 Crew Prepares for Earth Return After 18-Day ISS Mission

The Dragon capsule will deliver more than 580 pounds of ISS cargo on July 15 before the crew begins a seven-day rehabilitation.

Shubhanshu Shukla to undergo 7-day rehab post return to Earth on Jul 15
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With the Axiom 4 mission India sent an astronaut for the first time to the ISS.

Overview

  • The Axiom-4 crew is set to undock from the ISS at 4:35 pm IST on July 14 for a roughly 22.5-hour journey home.
  • Splashdown off the California coast is expected around 3:00 pm IST on July 15 under autonomous reentry procedures.
  • SpaceX’s Dragon will carry back over 580 pounds of NASA hardware and data from more than 60 microgravity experiments.
  • Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will enter a seven-day rehabilitation programme under flight surgeon supervision to readapt to Earth’s gravity.
  • Findings from studies such as microalgae resilience will inform life-support planning for India’s Gaganyaan mission and underscore ISRO’s partnership with NASA and Axiom Space.