NASA delays Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom-4 mission to Worldwide Area Station

Axiom-4 astronauts, commander Peggy Whitson of U.S., pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, mission specialist Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and mission specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary, are pictured on the countdown video clock, because the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Launch Advanced 39-A after a delay of its mission to the Worldwide Area Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.
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NASA has delay Sunday’s (June 22, 2025) launch of the Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others to the Worldwide Area Station and a brand new date might be introduced within the coming days.

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“NASA has made the choice to face down from a launch on Sunday, June 22, and can goal a brand new launch date within the coming days,” Axiom Area mentioned in a press release.

The area company wants extra time to proceed evaluating Worldwide Area Station operations after latest restore work within the aft (again) most phase of the orbital laboratory’s Zvezda service module, it mentioned.

Due to the area station’s interconnected and interdependent programs, NASA desires to make sure the station is prepared for added crew members, and the company is taking the time essential to assessment knowledge, the Axiom Area assertion mentioned.