Archive · 26 Jun 2025
India's Second Astronaut Launches to ISS on Axiom-4 Mission
An Indian astronaut named Shubhanshu Shukla is going to the International Space Station (ISS) on a special trip called Axiom-4.
The rocket will launch from Florida.
Shukla is the mission pilot, making him the second Indian to go into space.
The mission is organized by a company called Axiom Space and includes astronauts from different countries.
They will stay at the ISS for about two weeks.
Shubhanshu Shukla is launching to the International Space Station (ISS) on the Axiom-4 mission.
The launch is from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The mission is a commercial spaceflight organized by Axiom Space.
Shukla is the mission pilot and will be India's second astronaut in space.
The mission includes an international crew and will dock at the ISS.
- Who
- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, along with an international crew including commander Peggy Whitson.
- What
- Shubhanshu Shukla is on the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS.
- When
- Launching Wednesday, docking at ISS expected Thursday.
- Where
- Launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the ISS.
- Why
- Part of a commercial mission to the ISS.
- Astronaut
- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla
- Mission
- Axiom-4
- Rocket
- SpaceX Falcon 9
- Destination
- International Space Station (ISS)
- Launch Site
- Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Crew
- International
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