{"id":175275,"date":"2025-06-11T09:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/175275\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T09:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:20:10","slug":"shubhanshu-shukla-axiom-4-mission-launch-date-and-time-countdown-begins-for-iss-journey-for-shubhanshu-shukla-and-3-other-crews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/175275\/","title":{"rendered":"Shubhanshu Shukla: Axiom-4 mission launch date and time: Countdown begins for ISS journey for Shubhanshu Shukla and 3 other crews |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/121765158.jpg\" alt=\"Axiom-4 mission launch date and time: Countdown begins for ISS journey for Shubhanshu Shukla and 3 other crews\" title=\"Image: axiomspace.com\/missions\/ax4\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Image: axiomspace.com\/missions\/ax4 Axiom Mission 4\u2014also known as Ax\u20114\u2014is officially scheduled to launch on June 11, 2025. It\u2019ll blast off from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A, aboard SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. The crew will ride inside the brand\u2011new Crew Dragon capsule C213\u2014this beast\u2019s maiden voyage into orbit.Mark your calendars early\u2014liftoff is set for 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, which translates to 12:00 UTC on that Wednesday. For us in India, that\u2019s 5:30 p.m. IST, and in Central Europe, it&#8217;s roughly 2:00 p.m. CET. There\u2019s also a backup window on June 12 at 7:37 a.m. ET, but fingers crossed the weather plays along so they can stick with the 11th. <\/p>\n<p>Why the date shift?<\/p>\n<p>Originally, Ax\u20114 was aiming for June 10, but Mother Nature had other plans\u2014stormy forecasts forced a delay. That postponed launch gave NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX extra time for that all\u2011important L\u20118\u2011hour weather briefing before the ultimate go\u2011no\u2011go call. Still, odds are in the mission\u2019s favor\u2014forecasters pegged an 80 % chance of good weather for Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The crew: Dream team of four<\/p>\n<p>Ax\u20114\u2019s crew is a globe\u2011trotting quartet:Commander Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and Axiom\u2019s human\u2011spaceflight director\u2014so yeah, total boss vibes.Pilot <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shubhanshu-shukla\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shubhanshu Shukla<\/a>, a Group Captain from India\u2019s Air Force, on track to be the first Indian at the ISS and second Indian in spaceMission Specialist S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski\u2011Wi\u015bniewski from Poland.Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu from Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>Mission highlights (Just in case you\u2019re counting)<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 14 to 21 days aboard the ISS, including scientific experiments, earth monitoring, and education outreach.Docking: Expected roughly 28 hours post\u2011launch, around midday UTC\u2014plans are to hook up at the ISS around 12:30 p.m. ET on June 12.Splashdown: After wrapping up, Dragon will return and splash down off the US Pacific coast. Exact date TBD\u2014weather dependent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: axiomspace.com\/missions\/ax4 Axiom Mission 4\u2014also known as Ax\u20114\u2014is officially scheduled to launch on June 11, 2025. 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