{"id":60791,"date":"2025-04-29T17:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/60791\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T17:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:40:14","slug":"indian-astronaut-shubhanshu-shukla-will-launch-to-space-station-on-may-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/60791\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will launch to Space Station on May 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force is set to make history as the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS).<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/axiom-4-astronauts-to-test-diabetes-glucose-monitor-aboard-space-station-2715014-2025-04-25?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Indian astronaut will launch aboard<\/a> a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on May 29 at 10:33 PM IST as part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4).<\/p>\n<p>This milestone marks India\u2019s return to human spaceflight after more than four decades, following Rakesh Sharma\u2019s iconic 1984 mission aboard a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>Shukla, a decorated test pilot with over 2,000 hours of flying experience, was selected for India\u2019s astronaut program in 2019 and underwent rigorous training in Russia and India.<\/p>\n<p>He will serve as the pilot on the Ax-4 mission, joining an international crew led by veteran NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, along with astronauts from Poland and Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>The mission is a collaboration between NASA, SpaceX, Axiom Space, and ISRO, and is seen as a key step in advancing I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/shubhanshu-shukla-fly-international-space-station-axiom-mission-may-science-minister-jitendra-singh-remark-2711232-2025-04-18?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ndia\u2019s space ambitions and international partnerships.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"278\" title=\"\" width=\"597\" class=\"\" alt=\"Space Station\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/space station_13.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p>During his 14-day stay aboard the ISS,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/indian-astronaut-shubhanshu-shukla-to-test-bacteria-gaganyaan-life-support-system-2716721-2025-04-29?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Shukla will participate in scientific experiments<\/a>, including testing cyanobacteria crucial for the Gaganyaan life support system, and assist with spacecraft operations and onboard systems.<\/p>\n<p>His mission shows India\u2019s growing role in global space exploration and paves the way for the country\u2019s own human spaceflight program, Gaganyaan, scheduled for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Shukla\u2019s journey is expected to inspire a new generation of Indian scientists and engineers, reinforcing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/gaganyaan-mission\/story\/isro-signs-new-agreement-to-boost-space-medicine-research-for-gaganyaan-mission-2715137-2025-04-25?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> India\u2019s commitment to ambitious space goals. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The details were announced during a press conference by Axiom Space where it discussed the science experiments being launched to the Space Station with Ax-4 mission. Discussing the Indian experiments, Tushar Phadnis, Group Head for Microgravity Platforms and Research at ISRO, said, &#8220;Seven Indian experiments flying on Ax-4 were selected through a rigorous process and underwent thorough reviews. The suitability of each experiment for a short-duration mission, along with adherence to safety protocols, were key selection criteria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Published By: <\/p>\n<p>Sibu Kumar Tripathi<\/p>\n<p>Published On: <\/p>\n<p>Apr 29, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force is set to make history as the first Indian&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3844],"tags":[31448,31449,31451,31447,295,31454,3880,31455,874,70,72,19065,31450,413,31456,31452,16,15,31453],"class_list":{"0":"post-60791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-ax-4-mission","9":"tag-ax-4-mission-launch-date","10":"tag-ax-4-mission-launch-time","11":"tag-axiom-space","12":"tag-elon-musk","13":"tag-gaganyaan-mission","14":"tag-isro","15":"tag-isro-experiments","16":"tag-nasa","17":"tag-science","18":"tag-science-news","19":"tag-shubhanshu-shukla","20":"tag-shubhanshu-shukla-launch-time","21":"tag-space","22":"tag-space-station","23":"tag-spacex-dragon","24":"tag-uk","25":"tag-united-kingdom","26":"tag-who-is-shubhanshu-shukla"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114422482542271321","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}