The mission of the Axiom Space for the International Space Station (ISS), the Indian astronaut group captain Sukhanshu Shukla and three other crew members have been postponed on June 10 at 5:52 pm. The AXIOM-4 Mission will ride in the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX from Complex 39A, launched at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The new date was confirmed during a virtual press conference with the AX-4 crew, which is currently in compulsory pre-ruin quarantine at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Originally slapped for May 29 and Later resolved on 8 JuneIt marks the second delay for the historic mission, a historic NASA, ISRO cooperation, which will become the second Indian in the history traveling in space four decades after the prestigious 1984 spaceflight by Rakesh Sharma, who is riding in the Souz Spacecraft in Russia, Russia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to interact with the AX-4 crew during a 14-day stay at the ISS. “We will have an (conversation) with an Indian VVIP,” Shukla said in response to a question about speaking with the Prime Minister from space.
Shukla also announced a plan to join students, teachers and India’s growing space sector during the mission. “For the people of India: This mission is a milestone and I request India to pray for the success of the mission. Even the stars are attainable. Jai Hind,” he said.
Shukla also revealed that he would take Indian cuisine such as Mango Amrit, Moong Dal Halwa and Carrot Halwa into space.
Slavos from Poland is Uznanski-Visnivski and Tibor Kapu from Hungary to join him in the AX-4 mission. Both astronauts will be the first to travel to ISS from their respective countries to become a second government -backed human space mission for each of their nations in 40 years.
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Once do the dock, astronauts will spend for two weeks in the laboratory, conducting science, outreach and commercial activities. The AX-4 crew is ready to study around 60 scientific studies representing 31 countries.
Shukla’s contribution includes a range of space food and nutritional experiments developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) with the support of NASA. The purpose of these studies is to pursue space nutrition and self -reliant life support systems, which are important for long -term missions.
Amidst India-specific research, Shukla will use ISRO’s seven-use package, as part of the package, will experiment with methi (fenugreek) and moong (green gram) in microgravity. He will also participate in five joint studies under NASA’s Human Research Program.
(With input from PTI)
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