Archive · 8 Jun 2025
Axiom Mission 4: India Returns to Space with NASA & ISRO
A rocket ship is going to take an Indian astronaut and three others to the International Space Station!
The rocket will launch on June 10 from Florida.
The crew will be traveling in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
It’s a big deal for India as it's been a long time since they sent someone to space.
The astronauts will conduct science experiments and other activities on the ISS, with support from NASA and ISRO.
This mission includes collaboration between NASA and ISRO as well as astronauts from Poland and Hungary.
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the Axiom-4 mission.
The launch is set for June 10 from Florida.
The mission involves a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
Docking with the ISS is expected on June 11.
The mission includes joint science investigations and STEM demonstrations.
- Who
- Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Peggy Whitson, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski and Tibor Kapu.
- What
- The SpaceX Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
- When
- Launching June 10, docking June 11.
- Where
- Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- Why
- To advance scientific research and space exploration.
NASA
ISRO
Collaboration
NASA
Jointly participating in five science investigations and two in-orbit STEM education demonstrations.
ISRO
Jointly participating in five science investigations and two in-orbit STEM education demonstrations.
- Launch Date
- June 10
- Launch Location
- NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Expected Docking
- June 11
- Crew
- Shubhanshu Shukla (India), Peggy Whitson (USA), Tibor Kapu (Hungary), Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski (Poland)
- Rocket
- SpaceX Falcon 9
- Spacecraft
- Dragon
