Axiom-4, Shubhanshu Shukla’s Homecoming: SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Undocks, Splashdown Tomorrow | Latest Updates | India News
Axiom-4 mission: The Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a part of the Axiom-4 Space Mission, marked the end of its 18-day accommodation at the International Space Station (ISS) and began his return journey to Earth on Monday. The Dragon Grace spacecraft will re -enter the Earth’s atmosphere and after a 22.5 -hour journey, it will jump to the Pacific Ocean on the California coast.
Shukla was the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) and became millions of inspirations. It was also the second Indian astronaut of Raqesh Sharma traveling into space after 1984 Odyssey.
According to the moment, the AX-4 was released from the Launch Complex 39A at the Launch Complex 39a at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on June 25, 2025. The Dragon spacecraft was successfully connected to the port of the station’s harmony module, which was successfully with the ISS at 16:05 (IST) at 16:05 (IST).
According to the field of Aksiom area, after about 433 hours, 18 days and 288 orbit around the world, it covers about 7.6 million miles without approaching the international space station, Axiom Mission 4 (AX-4) crew officially connects its home. Moreover, the 14 -day mission was extended to 18 days and shukla supported SpaceX’s dragon spacecraft called ‘Grace’ at 03:30 CT (14:00 IST).
The latest important updates from the Axiom-4 mission are:
-Spacex Dragon spacecraft successfully removed the group captain Shukla from Shukla on Monday with the crew.
-Saltronot Shubhanshu Shukla and the crew is expected to spread tomorrow (Tuesday).
-AXIOM 4 SpaceX Dragon was removed from the station’s harmony module at 7:15 on Monday and completed a space research mission for two and a half weeks.
-Command Peggy Whitson, pilot Shubhanshu Shukla and task experts Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu, on Monday at 6: 15 at the orbit of the laboratory pointed out the result of their settled duties.
-They tool will apply a series of departure burns to get away from ISS.
Shabhanshu Shukla’s farewell speech
In his farewell speech for the Axiom-4 mission, Shubhanshu Shukla quoted the iconic words of the first Indian Cosmonaut Raqesh Sharma in space, and “Aaaj Ka Bharat Abhi Bhi Saare Jahaan Se Acha Dikhta Hai” (today’s India is still more obscene than the whole world).
According to NASA, Dragon spacecraft will return to Earth with more than 580 kilos of cargo, including data from more than 60 experiments during the NASA hardware and the NASA.
Ax-4: Experiments, rehabilitation
At the Orbital Post, Shukla took a major step in advanceing India’s Gaganaan Human Space Flight Mission, conducting seven Indian experiments.
After the landing, the crew members will enter a rehabilitation program for about seven days under the supervision of flight surgeons to return to the Earth to gravity.
(with the inputs of the agencies)
