AXIOM-4 Mission: Why Shubhanshu Shukla of India is still not in space, due to the delay. Bharat News

With an early launch date of 29 May, the mission has been postponed several times, due to problems in the electrical harness of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which was to carry astronauts, a liquid oxygen leakage in Falcon -9 rockets, reducing the weather in the flight and ISS needed to repair the repair.

The space agency said in a statement, “Due to the interconnected and interdependent systems of the space station, NASA wants to ensure that the station is ready for the members of the additional crew, and the agency is taking the required time to review the data.”

Here is a look at the reasons behind the delay and the back of each adjournment:

📌 29 May: According to a statement by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the launch, originally targeted for May 29, was postponed on 8 June due to “observation in an electrical harness in the crew dragon module”.

📌 8 June: Delay in preparations for Falcon 9 vehicle for launch meant that the launch was postponed from one day to June 09.

📌 9 June: AXIOM-4 could not be launched, this time it was postponed on 10 June due to adverse weather conditions.

📌 10 June: The engine detected an oxygen leakage, as well as an issue in one of the engine actuators. ISRO said in a statement, “Additional observation of oxygen leakage in the engine bay was seen during the preparation of the hot fire test conducted on June 08, 2025. In addition, one of the engine actuators had an discrepancy observation, which was replaced with the controller.” “Fear of quick resolution of the Lax leak issue, the launch was reinstated on 11 June 2025,” said this.

📌 11 June: NASA reported that it was working with the Russian Space Agency to evaluate the “new pressure signature”, which could indicate a leak in the back section of one of the Russian modules of the space station – ISS Zvezda. “NASA informed that they are working with ROSCOSMOS to evaluate a new pressure signature indicating leakage in most sections of the ISS Zvezda Russian service module after a recent repair attempt. ISRO said that the launch was being postponed to “assess the situation and determine the need for further troubleshooting”.

📌 June 19: ISRO said the launch had to be postponed again. The revised date was after detailed discussion with teams with ISRO, Poland, and Hungary with Ex -Space; Axiom space, consultation between NASA and SpaceX; And assessment of predictive weather conditions in the route of flight. “Based on the readiness status of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launched vehicle, dragon spacecraft, repair in the space station’s zweja module, the weather conditions of the essent corridor, and the health and preparations of the crew in Quarantin have informed that the next possible launch date is 22 June 2025,”.

📌 20 June: Two days before the date of the last scheduled lift-off, NASA said the mission was being re-postponed. “NASA, Axiom Space, and Spacex continued the launch opportunities for the Axiom Mission 4 for the International Space Station. The US space agency said in a statement.

NASA stated that “Most sections of the Orbital Laboratory Zvezda service module require additional time to continue evaluating international space station operations after recent repair work”.

AXIOM-4 Mission will become the second astronaut in space from the country to Shubanshu Shukla of India and will become the first person to go to ISS. Former NASA’s astronaut and Axiom Space, Director of Human Spaceflight at Pagi Whitson, will command the Commercial Mission, while ISRO astronauts will serve as Shubhanshu Shukla Pilot. Shukla’s experience will help in sending India’s own ambitions into space on its own craft.