Acom-4 mission carrying Space to Shubhanshu Shukla will be launched tomorrow

Updated: 24-06-2025, 04.10 AM

What is news?

Shubhanshu Shukla will be launched by the Axiom-4 mission to carry the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow (25 June). Space agency NASA has today reported that all preparations for this mission have been completed. Due to technical and bad weather, this mission has been postponed several times so far. This historic mission is considered very special for India in partnership with NASA, Space-X and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

Where and when will the Axiom-4 mission launch?

NASA said that the Axiom-4 mission will be launched on June 25 at 12:01 pm Indian time. The launch will be done from the launch complex 39A of the Canedi Space Center in Florida. The 4-member team, including Shukla, will leave on the Falcon 9 rocket and leave the new Space-X Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft will connect with ISS on June 26 at around 07:00 am. The launch can be seen live on social media accounts of NASA and Space-X.

Who will be included in the mission and its importance?

The mission will be commanded by an experienced female astronaut Paigi Whitson, who has gone to space many times before. Shukla will be the pilot of this mission, while Hungary’s Tibor Kapu and Poland’s Slavos Uznansky-Vyshnievski will be included as mission experts. Shukla will become the first Indian to fly in collaboration with ISRO to reach ISS. If this mission was successful, he will become the second Indian to go to space after Rakesh Sharma.