Overview

• The four-member team is midway through its 14-day stay aboard the ISS with a return scheduled for July 10 after completing handover and protocol integration.
• Shukla has wrapped up the Myogenesis experiment in Kibo’s Life Sciences Glovebox, examining muscle stem cell behavior and testing metabolic supplements for in-flight and Earth-based therapies.
• The Suite Ride investigation began this week, employing continuous glucose monitors to chart real-time blood sugar changes in microgravity and inform future diabetic inclusion in space.
• Shukla filmed an outreach video on gastrointestinal adaptation to zero gravity and is set to interact live with Indian students via ham-radio on July 4.
• Data collection continues across seven ISRO-led and about 60 international experiments, including brain-computer interface trials, to feed operational insights into India’s Gaganyaan programme and global health research.