Archive · 19 May 2025
India to Conduct Space Experiments on ISS to Study Life Sustainability
India is sending experiments to the International Space Station (ISS) to study how to live in space.
Astronauts will study how tiny plants like algae and bacteria grow in space, and they will try to grow moong and methi seeds.
These experiments are part of a mission with other countries, including the USA and Europe.
The goal is to learn how to grow food and keep astronauts healthy on long space trips.
If it works, we might be able to grow food in space for future missions!
India will conduct its first biological experiments on the ISS to study the sustainability of life in space.
The experiments are part of the Axiom-4 mission, a collaboration involving ISRO, NASA, and the European Space Agency (ESA).
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and others will be part of the crew.
Experiments will analyze algal species growth and the impact of microgravity on cyanobacteria like Spirulina and Synechococcus.
Shukla will also conduct experiments to grow green gram and fenugreek seeds in space.
- Who
- ISRO, NASA, ESA, and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla.
- What
- Conducting biological experiments to study life sustainability and grow crops in space.
- When
- Starting with the Axiom-4 mission, planned for May 29, 2025.
- Where
- International Space Station (ISS).
- Why
- To develop sustainable life-support systems and advance space agriculture.
- Mission
- Axiom-4
- Space Station
- International Space Station (ISS)
- Astronauts
- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (India) and others
- Collaborating Agencies
- ISRO, NASA, ESA, DBT
- Experiments
- Studying algal growth, cyanobacteria in microgravity, growing moong and methi seeds
- Planned Launch
- May 29, 2025
