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Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom-4 Live Updates: The Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is expected to land at the Space Station at 4:30 pm IST.
The Axiom-4 crew launched aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon on Wednesday. (Reuters)
Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom-4 Live Updates: The Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla finally launched on a historic space mission from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Wednesday and will dock at the Space Station at 7 am ET (4:30 pm IST).
Air Force pilot and Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is the pilot of the Axiom-4 mission, making him the second Indian to venture into space after a gap of 40 years since Rakesh Sharma’s legendary spaceflight in 1984. His journey not only symbolizes India’s return to human spaceflight but also reflects the nation’s growing ambitions in global space exploration.
Axiom-4 commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu are accompanying Shukla to the space station. After docking, the Axiom-4 astronauts will greet the seven Expedition 73 crewmates, call down to Earth for welcoming remarks, then participate in a safety briefing with the station residents, NASA said.
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Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, in yet another message from space, on Thursday, said he was “thrilled” to be there with other astronauts. “What I ride it was. After 30 days of quarantine, I just wanted to go (to the ISS). It was an amazing ride,” he said.
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The Axiom-4 crew addressed their first in-flight event to address the media and send their greetings to people back home at Earth.
