Axiom-4 mission
New Delhi: Four astronauts, including Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, can be sent to the Mission Acom-4 to the International Space Station (ISS) on 22 June. Its departure is not possible before 22 June. The Axiom Space made this announcement on Wednesday. The mission, which took passengers from India, Hungary and Poland into space, was earlier scheduled on June 19. Under the mission, astronauts are to be sent to ISS from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida from Falcon 9 rocket.
Why the change in the date of launching?
Axiom Space said in a statement, “NASA, Axiaom Space and SpaceX are now moving ahead with the goal of sending Acome Mission 4 to ISS on 22 June.” “The change in the launch date has brought NASA to continue the evaluation of the operation of the space station after a recent repair work in the last part of the International Space Station,” the statement said.
Mission is being postponed again and again
The Ex-4 Commercial Mission is headed by Commander Paigi Whitson, with Shukla Mission Pilot and Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu and Slavose Slavose Uznansky-Visnivski Mission experts. The mission was originally to be launched on 29 May, but it was postponed first to June 8, then 10 June and then 11 June after leakage of liquid oxygen leakage in the booster of Falcon-9 rocket and leakage in the old Russian module of the international space station also. Axiom Space said on ‘X’, “The crew is in Florida to maintain all medical and safety protocols. The driver’s health is good and morale is also very high.”
What is an Axiom Mission?
Axiom-4 (Axiom-4 or AX-4) mission is a private manned space mission, which is being organized by the American company Axiom Space in collaboration with NASA and SpaceX. The Mission is the fourth private astronaut mission for the International Space Station (ISS), which is scheduled to be launched on 22 June 2025 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida through SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket and crew dragon spacecraft.
Objective
- Scientific Research: The crew will experiment more than 60 by staying on ISS for 14-21 days, including biomedical research, matter science, earth observation, and food-related studies (such as growing fenugreek and moong in microgravity).
- Commercial Space Development: This mission is part of promoting commercial activities in the future of private space stations and in low-un-orbit (Leo).
- The mission reflects global cooperation with the participation of astronauts of countries like India, Poland, and Hungary.
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