Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and different crew members of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) are coming into quarantine ahead of the scheduled launch on June 8 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Indian astronaut and crew members got a send-off by staff of Axiom Space Inc. on Sunday (May 25, 2025).
“Thank you so much for your contribution, I may not know you personally but I understand that it is each one of you that have contributed to this mission being a success and am sure it will be a success,” Group Captain Shukla, the pilot of the Ax-4 mission, advised Axiom Space staff.
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”The #Ax4 crew is on their approach to quarantine. Before they go, Axiom Space staff got here collectively to have fun. Crew Send-off is a convention that pays tribute to the dedication and tireless efforts of employees prior to the crew embarking on their mission. From #GroupAxiom, Godspeed #Ax4!” Axiom Space stated in a submit on social media platform X.
The different crew members on the mission are Commander Peggy Whitson of the U.S., Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Ax-4 crew aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A on the Kennedy Space Center.
The Ax-4 crew will spend up to 14 days on the orbiting laboratory.
Group Captain Shukla, who can be one of the 4 astronaut-designates chosen for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Gaganyaan mission, would be the first Indian astronaut to attain the ISS, and the primary Indian in house after 40 years.
Published – May 25, 2025 09:27 pm IST
