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Shubhanshu Shukla : First Indian to visit the ISS( Axiom-4 Mission)

Kumari Sonali

Shubhanshu Shukla : First Indian to visit the ISS( Axiom-4 Mission)

Indian astronaut, Shubhanshu Shukla, will pilot the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) while Peggy Whitson (USA) will command the mission.

  • As a part of the mission, ISRO is sending tardigrades (water bears)—microscopic, hardy organisms—to the ISS to study how life can survive in extreme space conditions.
  • Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) is the 4th private spaceflight to the ISS, operated by Axiom Space, a US-based space company, using the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
  • With this, Shubhanshu Shukla will become the 2nd Indian to travel to space (after Rakesh Sharma in 1984) and the 1st Indian to set foot on the ISS.
  • Axiom Space’s 14-day mission aboard the ISS will conduct scientific experiments, tech demonstrations, and educational outreach, advancing its goal to build the first commercial space station and transition from ISS reliance to an independent orbital platform.
  • It features an international crew comprising members from the United States, India, Poland, and Hungary.

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