Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:33am on 21 Jun 2025,Saturday Science
ISRO has clarified that only its chairman and support crew have returned to India, while primary astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and backup Gp Capt P. Balakrishnan Nair remain in quarantine in Florida, awaiting a new launch date . NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX indefinitely postponed the Ax‑4 mission—initially set for June 22—following safety concerns after repair work on the aging Zvezda module of the ISS . The crew, also including astronauts from Poland and Hungary, is fully prepared for a 14-day flight once the ISS is certified safe. ISRO emphasized that the mission is on hold, not cancelled. (PC: India Today)
