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Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of the Axiom-4 mission are expected to undock from the International Space Station (ISS), where they have spent more than 14 days already, on July 14. “We’re working with the station programme, watching the Axiom-4 progress carefully. I think we need to undock that mission, and…
NEW DELHI: Indian-origin astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who travelled to space as part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), is expected to return to Earth on July 14, according to Nasa officials.Shukla, a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force and trained by Isro, made history by becoming the first Indian to reach the International Space…
NEW DELHI: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), took on the unusual role of a space farmer in the final days of his mission. Shukla has been capturing photographs of moong and methi seeds sprouting in petri dishes and placing them into a storage freezer as part of a key…
BENGALURU: The Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) crew, including Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux), has entered the final stretch of their time aboard the International Space Station (ISS), with their return to Earth anticipated any day after July 9. As of July 8, the crew has completed 13 days in orbit as part of the mission that…
BENGALURU: Several days after India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla entered the International Space Station (ISS), Isro, stating that “space is a domain best explored together,” said its participation in the Axiom-04 mission echoes that spirit. Axiom-4 follows in the legacy of international cooperation that sent Rakesh Sharma to space in 1984 aboard the Soviet Soyuz,…
Can human thought — unaided by muscle or speech — be used to control machines? That’s the bold question the Ax-4 crew, including Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, are probing at the International Space Station (ISS).Wearing a specialised headset that tracks blood flow in the brain, the astronauts participated in “PhotonGrav”, a European Space Agency (ESA)…
Caption: Isro chairman V Narayanan interacts with Nasa astronaut Raja Chari outside the Orion spacecraft mockup at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. | Credit: Nasa For Isro, benefits and learnings from the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will far outweigh the cost it has had to incur in sending Group…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux) kicked off Saturday a new space first by becoming the first Indian citizen to conduct a scientific experiment on the International Space Station (ISS).With microgravity acclimation behind him, Shux is now diving into a diverse portfolio of experiments that could shape the future. On Saturday, he kicked off the scientific…
“From space, one cannot see borders—there are no visible boundaries between nations. What stood out most was the sheer unity of the planet,” Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video interaction from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday.“When we look at maps, we compare the sizes of countries, including…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with Shubhanshu Shukla, who is aboard the International Space Station as a part of the Axiom-4 mission.The Dragon capsule carrying the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew, including Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla — call sign Grace — glided silently through space with its nose cone open and docking sensors…
