Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to Lead Axiom-4 Mission, Marking India's First Human Presence on the ISS in 2025

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: September 23 2024

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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will pilot the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025.
This mission will mark India's first human presence aboard the ISS and its second government-sponsored human spaceflight in more than four decades, following Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma's 1984 mission with the Soviet Union.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to Lead Axiom-4 Mission, Marking India's First Human Presence on the ISS in 2025