Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla who’s a part of the Axiom-4 (Ax-04) mission on the International Space Station (ISS) alongside along with his three crew members are anticipated to undock from the orbiting laboratory on July 14, 2025.
“Of course we are watching the station programme and watching the Axiom-4 mission carefully. Obviously we need to undock that mission, the targeted time to undock the mission is July 14,” mentioned Steve Stich, supervisor, NASA Commercial Crew Program.
Group Captain Shukla’s Ax-4 to the ISS was launched on June 25, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Group Captain Shukla is the pilot of the Ax-4 mission and his different crew members are Commander Peggy Whitson of the U.S., Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. The crew docked with the ISS on June 26, 2025.
The Axiom Mission 4 crew was to spend up to 14 days on the ISS, nevertheless they are going to be extending their stay on the ISS.
During the stay on the ISS the Ax-4 analysis complement included round 60 scientific research and actions representing 31 nations, together with the U.S., India, Poland, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Nigeria, UAE, and nations throughout Europe.
Besides, ISRO had additionally shortlisted seven microgravity analysis experiments proposed by Indian (PIs) from varied nationwide R&D laboratories and educational establishments which Group Captain Shukla performed throughout his 14-day stay on the ISS.
ISRO and NASA was additionally to take part in in 5 joint science investigations and two in-orbit STEM (science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic) demonstrations. Group Captain Shukla, is the primary Indian astronaut to go to the ISS , and has develop into the primary Indian to attain area in the final 40 years.
