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Axiom-4 Mission Carrying Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Pushed to June 10

The postponement ensures final systems checks in advance of a mission that will feed operational insights into India’s upcoming Gaganyaan program.

Axiom-4 mission was earlier scheduled for 29 May & postponed to 8 June. Now, it has been pushed back by two more days | By special arrangement
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Overview

  • Axiom-4’s launch is now scheduled for June 10 at 5:52 PM IST from Kennedy Space Center after weather and processing delays prompted a second reschedule.
  • Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will serve as mission pilot, becoming the second Indian to travel to space since Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 flight.
  • Veteran NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson commands the multinational crew alongside Poland’s Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski and Hungary’s Tibor Kapu.
  • The quartet will spend 14 days aboard the ISS performing around 60 experiments representing 31 countries, including seven microgravity studies led by Indian institutions.
  • Shukla will carry mango nectar, moong dal halwa and a swan doll symbolizing purity and wisdom and plans to host live outreach sessions with students and industry professionals in India.