Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:05am on 14 Jun 2025,Saturday Science
India’s Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, set to become the first Indian aboard the ISS in over 40 years, will now launch on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax‑4) on June 19, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 . Earlier launches (May 29, June 8–11) faced delays due to weather, a LOX leak during Falcon 9 hot-fire tests, an engine actuator issue, and an air leak aboard the ISS’s Zvezda module . ISRO emphasized astronaut safety and mission integrity while coordinating with NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX. Shukla will conduct seven India-designed experiments alongside international crew members Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznański, and Tibor Kapu. (PC: India Today)
