Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will go to the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow, June 10, under Axiom Mission 4. Before this, on Sunday, Shubhanshu conducted a full dress final rehearsal. This involved following the process of going from the assembly building to the rocket and sitting in it. During this, Shubhanshu said, “It has been a wonderful journey. These moments indicate that you are about to become part of something much bigger than yourself. I can only say that I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to be part of the mission.” In Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), four astronauts from four countries will go to the space station for 14 days. This mission will launch on June 10, 2025, at 5:54 PM. Shubhanshu will be the first Indian to go to the ISS and the second Indian to go to space. Earlier, Rakesh Sharma traveled to space in 1984 on a Soviet Union spacecraft. 2 pictures of the full dress final rehearsal… Three more astronauts will go with Shubhanshu
The crew of the Axiom 4 mission includes members from India, Poland, and Hungary. Slawoj Uznaski will be the second astronaut from Poland to go to space after 1978. Tibor Kapu will be the second astronaut from Hungary to go to space after 1980. This is the second commercial human space flight mission for America’s Peggy Whitson. Shubhanshu Shukla: Became an IAF pilot by clearing NDA Shubhanshu Shukla is originally from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. His early education was completed at City Montessori School in Aliganj, Lucknow. After 12th grade, he cleared the entrance exam for the National Defense Academy (NDA) and obtained his graduation degree from there. NDA is a premier institution in India that provides training to officer cadets for the armed forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force). It offers academic degrees along with training, which are affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Over 2,000 hours of flying experience Shubhanshu was inducted into the Indian Air Force’s fighter wing on June 17, 2006. He is an experienced fighter and test pilot. He has over 2,000 hours of flying experience. He has flown fighter aircraft such as Sukhoi-30 MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Jaguar, Hawk, Dornier, and An-32. Now learn about the mission… All four astronauts will fly in the Dragon capsule The astronauts will fly in Elon Musk’s company SpaceX’s Dragon capsule. This mission will be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a Falcon-9 rocket. The launch date will be announced according to final approval and mission preparations. Mission Objective The main objective of Ax-4 is to conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations in space. This mission is part of Axiom Space’s plan to encourage private space travel and establish a commercial space station (Axiom Station) in the future. Private Space Mission is Axiom 4 Axiom Mission 4 is a private space flight mission. This mission is happening in collaboration between America’s private space company Axiom Space and NASA. This is the fourth mission of Axiom Space. The 17-day mission Axiom 1 was launched in April 2022. Axiom’s second mission was launched in May 2023. In this mission, four astronauts spent eight days in space. Meanwhile, the third mission was launched on January 3, 2024, in which the crew spent 18 days on the space station. What is the International Space Station?
The International Space Station is a large spacecraft orbiting around the Earth. Astronauts live in it and conduct experiments in microgravity. It travels at a speed of 28,000 kilometers per hour. It completes an orbit around the Earth every 90 minutes. It was built by 5 space agencies. The first piece of the station was launched in November 1998.
