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Axiom Mission 4 Shubhanshu Shukla: NASA, Spacex and Axiom Space’s International Space Station (ISS) Axiom-4 mission was postponed till June 11 due to bad weather. Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three un …Read more
Members of AXIOM 4 Mission: Commander Pagi Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, Specialist Tigor Kapu and Specialist Slavosha Ujnanski Ujnanski-Visnevsky (Photo: Axiom Space)
Highlights
- Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission postponed due to bad weather.
- Falcon-9 rocket found technical flaws.
- The new date of launch was set on 11 June.
New Delhi: The weather has just put a brake on the historic journey up to the space station for Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts. NASA, Spacex and Axiom Space are holding breaths with this mission. The Spacex rocket flying from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will now wait till June 11. Both Nasa and Spacex are in full preparation. But finally the final decision rests on the mood of nature. The next 24-48 hours are going to be very important for Shubhanshu Shukla and India. The world’s eyes are now on the sky of Florida.
At a joint press conference of NASA and Spacex, Vice President of Spacex William Garstenmeyer said that some technical flaws came out during the recent ‘Static Fire Test’ in Falcon-9 rocket. One of these major flaws was found in the form of ‘Lux Leak’, which was seen in the entry phase of the booster during the previous mission but was not repaired properly.
Apart from this, there was also a disturbance in the thrust vector control system of the engine 5 of the rocket, which has now been changed. He said, ‘We will complete all the work by Tuesday night and will be ready for launch on Wednesday.’
,@Nasa, @AXIOM_SPACEand @Spacex Are standing down from the launch optionsday, June 10, of axiom mission 4 to the @Space_station Due to Forecasted Weather Conditions in the Ascent Corridor Along the flight path of the spacex dragon spacecraft.
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– NASA Space Operations (@nasasapaceops) June 9, 2025
