Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom 4 Mission Launch Postponed Again

Last Updated:June 11, 2025, 06:43 IST

Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, has been put off for the time being.

Shubhanshu Shukla, hailing from Lucknow, is an alumnus of City Montessori School in Aliganj.

Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, has been put off for the time being as engineers sought more time to repair a leak in the SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket.

SpaceX announced that it was “standing down" from the Falcon-9 launch of the Axiom-4 mission to allow repairs of the liquid oxygen leak identified during the post-static booster inspections.

“Standing down from tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch of Ax-4 to the @Space_Station to allow additional time for SpaceX teams to repair the LOx leak identified during post static fire booster inspections," SpaceX said in a post on X.

“Once complete – and pending Range availability – we will share a new launch date," SpaceX said.

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