Overview

• ISRO disclosed it pushed SpaceX to scrub a launch and investigate a suspected leak, leading engineers to find a dangerous crack in a Falcon‑9 fuel line.
• ISRO said roughly 80% of Gaganyaan technical tests are complete and the first uncrewed G1 mission, carrying the Vyomitra humanoid, is expected before year‑end.
• At a New Delhi press conference, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla called the Axiom‑4 mission a nation’s effort and said his first‑hand experience will directly aid Gaganyaan.
• Shukla reported completing seven India‑led experiments on the ISS, with returned samples under analysis and results expected within months.
• After returning to India, Shukla met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who praised the mission’s role in advancing India’s human spaceflight plans.