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Axiom-4 Mission Launch LIVE Updates: The team of four astronauts is likely to spend up to 14 days at the Space Station.
History is set to be written as the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew takes off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center today, i.e. June 25, 2025.
Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom-4 Mission Launch LIVE Updates: After facing repeated delays, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are all set to travel to the Space Station at 12.01 pm (India Time) on Wednesday, June 25. Axiom Space is set to launch its fourth private mission, known as Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), to the Space Station.
The team of four astronauts is likely to spend up to 14 days at the Space Station. During this time, the astronauts will conduct around 60 science experiments, designed for research in microgravity.
The four astronauts part of the Axiom-4 mission include Commander Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut. She is joined by Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, and Tibor Kapu from Hungary.
Axiom-4 Mission Launch LIVE Updates: Shubhanshu Shukla Listened To 'Vande Matram' Before Space Trip
‘Vande Mataram’ is the song that Group Captain Shukla listened to as he was headed to the launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Axiom-4 Mission Launch LIVE Updates: Who Is Dr Peggy Whitson?
A veteran of multiple spaceflights, Dr Peggy Whitson holds the US record for most cumulative time in space — 675 days. Having previously led a commercial space mission, she returns as commander of Ax-4, bringing unmatched experience to the table. Her role will be central to the crew’s scientific goals and in-orbit operations aboard the ISS.
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Axiom-4 Mission Launch LIVE Updates: 'We Are Delighted, Not Scared,' Says Shubhanshu Shukla’s Mother
As Shubhanshu Shukla embarks on his historic space journey to the Space Station (ISS), his family back home in Lucknow is brimming with pride and emotion.
His mother, Asha Shukla, expressed her overwhelming joy, saying, “We cannot describe this in words… We are not scared for Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla at all… We are delighted, we are very proud.”
Axiom-4 Mission Launch LIVE Updates: Mission Scheduled Around 12:01 PM
Indian astronaut Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla formally joins the other three crew members for the much-awaited launch, as of now, scheduled around 12:01 PM IST today.
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Axiom-4 Mission Launch LIVE Updates: When & Where To Watch?
Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 12.01 pm (India Time) with a brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule riding atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
The LIVE coverage of the launch can will be streamed by SpaceX and Axiom Space.
Axiom-4 Mission Launch Live Updates: Who Are The 4 Astronauts?
The four astronauts part of the Axiom-4 mission include Commander Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut. She is joined by Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, and Tibor Kapu from Hungary.
Axiom-4 Mission Launch Live Updates: Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom Mission 4 Set For ISS Launch Today
After several delays, India’s Shubhanshu Shukla is all set to travel to the Space Station on Wednesday with three other astronauts.
