Axiom-4 mission launch postponed to June 11 due to weather

The launch of the Axiom 4 mission, which will carry an Indian astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station (ISS), has been postponed to June 11 due to weather conditions, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

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The mission was earlier scheduled for June 10.

Axiom had earlier stated that if the launch would not take place on June 10, it would be on June 11.

Due to weather conditions, the launch of the Axiom-4 mission for sending Indian Gaganyatri to the International Space Station is postponed from 10th June 2025 to 11th June 2025. The targeted time of launch is 5:30 PM IST on 11th June 2025," ISRO Chairman Dr V. Narayanan said.

After 41 years, India will again mark its name in the human space flight mission as Shukla will be the second astronaut to visit space. He will also be the first-ever Indian to visit and conduct research on the International Space Station (ISS)

The mission crew will be flying on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.

Shukla will serve as Mission Pilot on the Axiom-4 mission, alongside Commander Peggy Whitson (USA, former NASA astronaut); Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (Poland/ESA); and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu (Hungary/ESA).

The mission crew completed a full rehearsal of launch-day activities ahead of lift-off on Tuesday.