Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom 4 launch delayed once more; Nasa cites safety checks; new date expected soon

Nasa has postponed the deliberate launch of Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, which incorporates Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and crew members from Poland and Hungary, was rescheduled for Sunday, June 22. It will now happen on a later date but to be introduced.“Nasa has made the decision to stand down from a launch on Sunday, June 22, and will target a new launch date in the coming days,” Axiom Space stated in an announcement.Nasa in an announcement stated it wanted extra time to evaluate latest restore work carried out on the aft (rear) part of the ISS’s Zvezda service module. Since many programs aboard the area station are carefully linked, engineers wish to ensure it’s totally able to help a new group of astronauts, it stated. “Nasa is taking the time necessary to review data,” the company stated. “The goal is to ensure the station is ready to receive additional crew.” The worldwide crew is presently in pre-flight quarantine in Florida and can keep mission-ready till the launch window is cleared. While Isro astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will function pilot, the mission can even embody astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.The much-anticipated Axiom-4 mission has confronted sequence of postponements attributable to technical points, climate circumstances, and safety considerations.