Axiom Mission 4: First Indian Astronaut to reach International Space Station
During these two weeks, they will be more focused on conducting 60 scientific experiments, in which seven are designed by ISRO.
The Indian Air Force Test Pilot and ISRO astronaut, Subhanashu Shukla, became the first Indian to reach a new height in the large space station, International Space Station. NASA on June 25th, 2025, set the Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station (Axiom Mission 4).
As a part of this mission, on Thursday, Former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ISRO astronaut Subhanshu Shukla, European Space Agency astronaut Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland, and Tibor Kapu of Hungary onboarded at 2:31 am. The above-mentioned four astronauts will be in the International Space Station for two weeks.
During these two weeks, they will be more focused on conducting 60 scientific experiments, in which seven are designed by ISRO.
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After Rakesh Sharma, the second Indian to travel to space, is Subhanshu Shukla.
This mission is a partnership among NASA, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the European Space Agency (ESA), and SpaceX.
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It is also stated that ISRO wants to launch its first ever human space flight in 2027, and announced the plans to set up a space station by 2035 and send an astronaut to the moon by 2040.