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The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, carrying Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts—Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, and Tibor Kapu—is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 14 at 4:30 PM IST.The crew will return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, with a splashdown expected on July 15 at 3:00 PM IST off the coast
Gaganyaatri Shubhanshu Shukla is actively advancing a suite of seven microgravity experiments as part of India’s participation in the Axiom-04 space mission. Amongst these four experiments have been successfully completed and three are nearing completion.Four completed experiments include Indian strain of Tardigrades involving survival, revival, reproduction and transcriptome; Myogenesis studying
NASA has announced it will provide live coverage of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew’s departure from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 14, with undocking scheduled for approximately 7:05 am EDT (4:30 PM IST). The Ax-4 mission is notable for including Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the ISS, serving as the mission pilot. The four-member crew also
As Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla prepares to return to Earth after his mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), attention turns to the profound effects of microgravity on the human body. Spaceflight, even for short durations, presents unique physiological and psychological challenges that require careful preparation, adaptation, and recovery.In microgravity, the absence of Earth’s
The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew, including Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 14, 2025, at 7:05 am ET (4:35 pm IST), according to Axiom Space and NASA. This marks the culmination of a mission that began with their launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on June 25, 2025. The
President appoints his transportation secretary as interim administrator of space agency as it faces crisis amid Trump’s budget cutsDonald Trump has appointed his transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, as interim administrator of Nasa, six weeks after w…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and his fellow Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members will remain aboard the International Space Station (ISS) longer than initially planned, as their return has been delayed beyond the original two-week schedule.The European Space Agency (ESA) has stated that the crew is now expected to return no earlier than July 14, though this date is provisional and subject to
Cuts further the push to slash federal government through early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignationsThe Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut at least 2,145 high-ranking Nasa employees with specialized skills or management respons…
Astronomer says object could be further evidence that ‘interstellar wanderers’ are common in galaxyIt isn’t a bird, it isn’t a plane and it certainly isn’t Superman – but it does appear to be a visitor from beyond our solar system, according to astrono…
A SECRETIVE Russian “killer satellite” deployed in space was detected launching another mysterious flying object near a US spacecraft.
Kosmos-2558 is a Russian militar…