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Axiom-4
Axiom Mission 4 (Ax‑4) is a private spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) operated by Axiom Space in partnership with SpaceX and NASA. It used SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket to place into low Earth orbit. This is the maiden flight of the C213 spacecraft ''Grace'', the fifth and final Crew Dragon to be built. The flight was scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A, Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on June 11, 2025, but it was scrubbed due to a liquid oxygen leak. Due to an unrelated leak in the Zvezda (ISS module), ''Zvezda'' ISS module, the next attempt was postponed by two weeks until successful liftoff on June 25, 2025 at 06:31:52UTC (2:31:52amEastern Daylight Time, EDT). Crew The crew of four consists of commander Peggy Whitson, an Axiom employee and former NASA astronaut; pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of the ISRO, Indian Space Research Organisation; and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, a European Space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubhanshu Shukla
Indian Air Force ranks and insignia, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is an Indian Air Force test pilot, engineer and ISRO astronaut. He is the first of List of Indian astronauts#ISRO astronaut candidates for Indian Human Spaceflight Programme, four astronauts who has flown to Outer space, space as part of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. He is currently on-board Axiom Mission 4, becoming the first List of Indian astronauts, Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station, and the second Indian to travel to orbit after Rakesh Sharma in 1984. The cost of the seat alloted to him is estimated to be in the mid-$60-million range (approximately ₹500 crore) paid by the Indian government in 2025. Early life and education Shubhanshu Shukla, the youngest of three siblings, was born to Shambhu Dayal Shukla, now a retired government officer, and Asha Shukla, a homemaker. He is a native of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and completed his schooling at City Montessori School, Aliga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
