With the launch of Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled for June 19, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is coordinating with Axiom Space to refresh time-sensitive experimental specimens.
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With the launch of Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled for June 19, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is coordinating with Axiom Space to refresh time-sensitive experimental specimens.
ISRO introduced on Monday that it, alongside with the Indian Principal Investigators (PIs), is coordinating with Axiom Space forward of the Axiom-4 mission’s (AX-4) scheduled launch.
ISRO has shortlisted seven microgravity analysis experiments proposed by Indian (PIs) from varied nationwide R&D laboratories and tutorial establishments which Group Captain Shukla could be conducting throughout his 14-day keep on the ISS.
The seven experiments embrace impression of microgravity radiation in ISS on Edible Microalgae, sprouting salad seeds in house, survival, revival, copy and transcriptome of Tardigrades in house, impact of metabolic dietary supplements on muscle regeneration below microgravity, analysing human interplay with digital shows in microgravity, comparative development and proteomics responses of cyanobacteria on urea and nitrate in microgravity and impression of microgravity on development and yield parameters in meals crop seeds.
“The experience gained through this effort in implementation of these experiments will nurture a microgravity research ecosystem in the country resulting in the induction of advanced microgravity experiments in various disciplines in the Indian space programme,” ISRO had stated earlier whereas asserting the experiments.
5 extra experiments
In addition to these seven experiments, ISRO and NASA will probably be conducting 5 extra experiments which can primarily be on human analysis programmes which Group Captain Shukla will probably be taking part in.
The mission has been rescheduled 4 occasions due to varied points starting from remark in electrical harness in Crew Dragon Module, delay in preparedness of the Falcon 9 automobile, unfavourable climate, liquid oxygen leak on Falcon 9 and a snag within the Zvezda service module aboard the ISS.
Published – June 16, 2025 08:07 pm IST
