Leak in Russian service module led to delay in Axiom-4 mission launch: Isro

For the first time since the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) space mission hit a pause, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Friday released a detailed update on the sequence of events that has kept Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from making history as the first Indian astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS).

- Snehal Fernandes

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The Ax-4 mission of Texas-based Axiom Space, SpaceX, and NASA was to take off a four-member crew from India, Hungary, Poland, and the US for a two-week mission. In addition to mission pilot Shukla, the other members of the crew comprise commander Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut, and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański and Tibor Kapu. When it fructifies, it will be the first human spaceflight carrying an Indian, a Hungarian, and a Pole to space after more than 40 years.