Deferred AX-4 ISS Mission piloted by Indian astronaut on June 19

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said the deferred Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) piloted by decorated Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla, will now be launched on June 19 after the technical glitch due to LOX leakage was successfully rectified.

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In an update, ISRO said during a follow-on coordination meeting between ISRO, Axiom Space, and SpaceX, it was confirmed that the liquid oxygen leak observed in the Falcon 9 launch vehicle has been successfully resolved.

Separately, Axiom Space informed that they are working closely with NASA to assess the pressure anomaly in the Zvezda Service Module onboard the International Space Station.

Axiom Space is now targeting June 19, 2025 for the launch of the Ax-04 mission.

Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh in a post on X,which was shared by ISRO wrote "Launch date of the Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station is, as of now, rescheduled for June 19, 2025."

"Also, Space X team has confirmed that all the issues, that led to earlier postponement of the launch, have been duly addressed", he said.

"Further update, if any, will be accordingly shared.#ISRO", the Minister said.