Axiom Mission 4: ISS Mission is Currently Scheduled to Launch on June 25

Axiom Mission 4: ISS Mission is Currently Scheduled to Launch on June 25

Axiom Mission 4: Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is scheduled to launch on June 25, according to NASA. The new date follows multiple postponements in the launch plan for Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut Mission to the ISS. NASA is making its seventh attempt to reschedule this historic event, which is a swift turnaround from the prior postponements.

Axiom-4 will take Shukla to the ISS

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is set to host the Axiom-4 mission tomorrow at 12:01 p.m. (IST). After launching on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, the crew will board a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to reach the ISS. The intended docking time on June 26 is approximately 4:30 p.m. (IST). Shukla will join the seven astronauts currently based at the ISS on this expedition.

Axiom-4 Mission Delayed Six Times

The International Space Station’s Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission has been delayed at least six times. May 29 was designated as the mission’s first launch date.

But because of the weather, it was rescheduled until June 8. Due to a liquid oxygen leak in the booster of the Falcon-9 rocket, the dates were later rescheduled to June 10 and June 11.

A technical issue with the space station’s service module caused the launch, which was originally planned for June 19, to be rescheduled until June 22 after more consideration.

Axion Space, SpaceX, and NASA are now aiming for a launch tomorrow after six delays.

What is the Axiom-4 Mission?

The Ax-4 crew includes Peggy Whitson, director of human spaceflight for Axiom and a former NASA astronaut. Tibor Kapu from Hungary, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, and Shubhanshu Shukla from India will all report to Whitson as mission commanders. Each of the three will be the first person from their respective countries to serve as an astronaut on an ISS mission.

Two weeks is the estimated duration of the expedition. While aboard the orbiting lab, the Ax-4 crew will conduct more science experiments and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) outreach events than any previous Axiom mission — more than 60 in total.

Sanchita Patil

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