Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shukla to International Space Station postponed to June 10

Axiom Space's mission to ISS with Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla postponed to June 10, conducting scientific experiments.

Axiom Space's mission to the International Space Station (ISS), carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, has been postponed to June 10 at 5:52 pm IST, onboard SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

The announcement was made during a virtual press conference with the Axiom-4 mission crew members, who are currently in quarantine before their travel to the ISS.

The spaceflight was originally scheduled for May 29 and then rescheduled to June 8.

Mr. Shukla will be the second Indian to travel to space four decades after Rakesh Sharma's iconic spaceflight onboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft in 1984.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to interact with the Axiom-4 crew during their 14-day stay at the ISS.

"We will have one with an Indian VVIP," Shukla said to a question on interaction with the prime minister from space.

Mr. Shukla said the Ax-4 crew will interact with school students, educators and members of the Indian space industry.