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Last Updated:June 26, 2025, 06:54 IST
Shukla, an Indian Air Force officer and a key astronaut under India’s Gaganyaan program, launched aboard the Axiom-4 mission to the Space Station (ISS).
Shubhanshu Shukla heads to space as Falcon 9 with Axiom-4 crew lifts off.
After several delays, the Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has finally launched on a historic space mission from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Wednesday and will dock at the Space Station in a few hours.
According to NASA, the SpaceX spacecraft carrying the Axiom-4 crew is orbiting the Earth and will reach the space station at 7 am ET (4:30 pm Indian time).
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international...Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international...
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First Published:News world Axiom-4 Mission Carrying India's Shubhanshu Shukla In Orbit, To Reach Space Station Soon
