Shukla's Axiom-4 mission to ISS now rescheduled for 19th
The Axiom-4 mission, initially set for May 29, is now rescheduled to launch on June 19, 2025, after resolving a liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon-9 rocket. Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will participate alongside three others in this 14-day mission to the ISS.
THE long-postponed Axiom-4 commercial mission to the International Space Station, which includes Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla among its crew of four, is now scheduled to launch on June 19, according to an official release by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday.
“During a follow-on coordination meeting between ISRO, Axiom Space, and SpaceX, it was confirmed that the liquid oxygen leak observed in the Falcon 9 launch vehicle has been successfully resolved,” the ISRO said in a statement.
"Separately, Axiom Space informed us that they are working closely with NASA to assess the pressure anomaly in the Zvezda Service Module on board the International Space Station," it said.
"Axiom Space is now targeting June 19, 2025, for the launch of the Ax-04 mission," ISRO said.
Earth sciences minister Jitendra Singh shared an update on X, he added, “
