Jun 25, 2025

Axiom 4 Mission: 7 Key Takeaways

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India’s return to space

Piloted by Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, this marks India’s comeback after 41 years, to space.

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Much-Delayed Launch

After multiple delays, the mission lifted off at 12:01 pm on Wednesday from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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SpaceX Dragon

The crew is travelling to the orbiting laboratory on a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching on the SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

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Female Commander

Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and director of the human spaceflight at Axiom Space, is commanding the commercial mission.

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Crew

Four astronauts are part of the ISS under Axiom Mission - ISRO’s astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will serve as pilot.

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Axiom 4’s Goal

It is a private astronaut mission to ISS, aiming to carry around 60 scientific studies and activities representing 31 countries.

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Moment in History

The Ax-4 mission stands as a beacon of opportunity for India, Poland, and Hungary, as they mark their comeback to space exploration.

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