Shukla speaks to Isro chairman, experiments reviewed | India News

BENGALURU: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, presently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as a part of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, spoke with Isro chairman V Narayanan on July 6, 2025, Isro mentioned Monday. The telephonic dialog targeted on Shukla’s well being, mission progress, and the scientific work being undertaken in orbit.

“The chairman inquired about the experiments being conducted and emphasised the importance of detailed documentation post-mission. He noted that the observations and outcomes from this mission would provide critical inputs for India’s upcoming human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan,” Isro mentioned

Senior Isro officers additionally joined the dialogue, together with VSSC director S Unnikrishnan Nair, M Mohan, director, LPSC, Padmakumar ES, director, Isro Inertial Systems Unit, M Ganesh Pillai, scientific secretary, Isro and N Vedachalam, former director of LPSC.The officers interacted with Shukla and mentioned varied elements of the experiments. Shukla, who has been conducting a number of scientific research aboard the ISS underneath the Isro–Axiom Spaceflight settlement, shared updates on the aims and challenges of the analysis.Narayanan reaffirmed that Isro continues to present mission help and recalled his prior conferences with Shukla to information and inspire him earlier than the launch. He additionally famous common interactions with standby astronaut Prashant Balan Nair to guarantee mission readiness.Shukla’s observations and inputs are anticipated to contribute considerably to the Gaganyaan mission, which goals to display India’s capacity to ship astronauts into low Earth orbit and return them safely.