Overview

• Axiom’s Ax-4 crewed mission launched on June 25 carried Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the ISS, marking India’s first human spaceflight in over 41 years.
• Under the MoU, the firms will study integrated launch packages for research payloads bound for Axiom’s planned commercial station.
• The collaboration envisages deploying orbital data center modules and dedicated microgravity missions using Skyroot’s launch services.
• Skyroot Aerospace is preparing its Vikram-1 orbital rocket for a maiden flight aimed at offering affordable, on-demand access to low-Earth orbit.
• The partnership aligns with India’s 2023 reforms to boost private space activity and supports Axiom’s development of a successor to the International Space Station.