In final week at ISS AX-4 crew laser focussed on suite of scientific experiments

As the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew, piloted by Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, enters their final week aboard the International Space Station (ISS), they remain laser-focused on completing a wide-ranging suite of scientific experiments, technology demonstrations, and global outreach initiatives.

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Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu “Shux” Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz “Suave” Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu have spent the past eleven days driving forward research that could shape the future of space exploration and deliver real world benefits back on Earth.

Today, Peggy supported her Ax-4 crewmates through another day of microgravity research. Drawing on her decades of experience living and working in space, Peggy has been guiding the crew as they conduct diverse scientific investigations, ensuring the success and efficiency of the mission's research objectives, Axiom Space said on 13th day updste today.

Shux took imagery and conducted a centrifugation of cyanobacteria. By comparing two strains of these photosynthetic microorganisms, researchers aim to understand how microgravity affects their growth, cellular behavior, and biochemical activity.