Archive · 7 Jun 2025
Shubhanshu Shukla's SpaceX Mission to Dock on June 11
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla from India will pilot the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the Ax-4 mission.
The launch is set for June 10 from Florida and will dock with the ISS on June 11.
The crew, including Peggy Whitson, will conduct 60 experiments, including seven from Indian institutions and five with NASA.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is a brand new model.
The mission is a collaboration between ISRO and NASA, announced in 2023.
Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the Ax-4 mission to the ISS.
The launch is scheduled for June 10 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
The crew will dock with the ISS on June 11.
The mission includes a crew of four, including Peggy Whitson and two mission specialists.
Shukla will conduct seven experiments from Indian institutions and five with NASA on the ISS.
- Who
- Shubhanshu Shukla, Peggy Whitson, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, and Tibor Kapu.
- What
- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will carry the Ax-4 mission.
- When
- Launched on June 10, will dock on June 11
- Where
- To the International Space Station (ISS) from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
- Why
- To conduct experiments on the ISS.
- Mission
- Ax-4
- Spacecraft
- SpaceX Dragon
- Mission Pilot
- Shubhanshu Shukla
- Crew Size
- Four
- Launch Date
- June 10
- Docking Date
- June 11
- Experiments
- 60
Sources
‘Joy, a reflection of the cultural mix on board’: Axiom-4's '5th crew member' has Shubhanshu Shukla's 6-year-old son's touch
SpaceX shares first images of Dragon spacecraft that Indian astronaut Shukla will pilot to ISS
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to carry a soft toy to ISS: Here's why it is a tradition and its purpose
