Axiom-4 mission: Group Captain Shukla to interact with students via ham radio on July 4

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who’s aboard the International Space Station (ISS), is anticipated to discuss to the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru via ham radio on July 4.

“Contact upcoming with India! @Axiom_Space #Ax4 crew member Shubhanshu Shukla, VU2TNI, will talk to the UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Karnataka via ham radio from the Space Station. Scheduled Fri. July 4 at 10:17 UTC | 6:17 AM ET | 3:47 PM ISS via K6DUE telebridge,” Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) posted on X.

Group Captain Shukla who’s spending 14 days within the ISS will join with URSC at 3.47 p.m. (IST) on July 4, 2025.

”We have sure dwell occasions from orbit and we will likely be doing dwell interactions, together with one with a VIP. We may have interactions with students, academia and in addition with the house business in order that I can share not simply my story but in addition my expertise on orbit with individuals in our nation,” Group Captain Shukla had mentioned earlier this month.

Group Captain Shukla, the primary Indian on the International Space Station (ISS), spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 28, 2025.

Last month, Sudeesh Balan, venture director, ISRO, mentioned that the house company is planning two pupil occasions during which the astronaut could be interacting immediately with the coed neighborhood.

“One activity is a student event where the astronaut would be interacting directly with the student community. We are planning two such events across the country. Apart from that, there is an amateur radio link, which is an existing tradition in the ISS. There will be an amateur radio contact with the student community. We have identified the students, and these activities are currently in progress. We have located two places in India where this will be happening,” he mentioned.