Group of Indian Air Force: Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will be the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS). They will fly in May 2025. The journey will be under the Exium Mission 4 (X-4), with a member of a private space mission organized by Shukla Aceum Space.
The role and historical journey of Shubhanshu Shukla
Subhanshu Shukla’s Space Flight is an important step for Indian space travel. He has also been selected to be part of the “Gaganyaan” mission of Indian space agency ISRO. Gaganyaan Mission is India’s first manned space mission, with one to three astronauts in the lower orbit of the Earth. Prior to the Gaganyaan Mission, Shukla’s visit to Axiom Mission 4 will prove to be an important experience.
Apart from Shukla, former NASA astronaut Paigi Whitson will also be part of the mission as Mission Commander, and Slavos Uznansky-Vicenivsky of Poland and Hungary’s Tibor Kapu will also be part of the mission.
Prashant Balakrishnan Nair appointed backup astronaut
India has also appointed Group Captain Prashant Balakrishnan Nair as the backup astronaut of Subhanshu Shukla. But if for some reason, Shubhanshu is unable to go on the mission, then Nair will reach the ISS in his place. Along with this, this back-up plan is a common process in space missions to be prepared for any unexpected situation.
Exium Mission 4 (X-4) and International Cooperation
The Exium Mission 4 (X-4) will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and will be moved by the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. In this mission, astronauts ISS for 14 days. It will remain, where they will conduct scientific studies, education related activities and commercial missions. This mission is also important because astronauts from Poland and Hungary along with Shubhanshu Shukla will also go to ISS for the first time.
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