ThePrint ThePrintAM: WHAT IS THE AXIOM-4 MISSION?
Jun 10, 2025
Explore India's triumphant return to human spaceflight with the Axiom 4 mission, featuring astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla. Discover the mission's groundbreaking goals and the exciting research set for the International Space Station. Meet a 39-year-old man from Lucknow, gearing up for two upcoming space journeys. Learn about his motivations and unique partnership with ISRO and Axiom Space, and the inspiring impact this has on India's ambition in the cosmos.
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India's Return to Human Spaceflight
- India is resuming human spaceflight after a 41-year gap with the Axiom 4 mission piloted by Shubhanshu Shukla.
- This mission marks India's first astronaut visit to the ISS and includes multiple space research projects from Indian institutes.
India's Space Research Boost
- ISRO invests Rs 550 crore in collaboration with Axiom Space for India's space research on this mission.
- Indian research includes eight experiments on muscle regeneration to cyanobacteria, facilitated but owned by Indian institutes.
Pioneering Private Spaceflight
- Shukla will pilot SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, the first private vessel carrying humans to the ISS.
- Axiom 4 is the fourth mission to ISS in four years, marking the first government-sponsored human flight for India, Hungary, and Poland.