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09 Jun

Weather Delays Axiom-4 Launch: India’s Shubhanshu Shukla to Now Fly on June 11

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National Times Bureau: The highly anticipated Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, set to make history with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla becoming the first Indian to live and work aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has been postponed to June 11 at 5:30 PM IST due to adverse weather conditions. The launch, originally slated for June 10 and earlier delayed from June 8, will now proceed from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.This delay, though brief, underscores the mission’s strict safety protocols. ISRO confirmed the new schedule while emphasizing that crew welfare and optimal launch parameters remain…

NASA, ISRO to Launch Joint Private Space Mission with Indian Pilot on June 10

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Washington DC/New Delhi (National Times): In a major milestone for international space collaboration, NASA and ISRO will jointly launch Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) on June 10, marking a historic step as Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla takes flight as the mission’s pilot. The mission, facilitated by Axiom Space, will be the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will include astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary. The mission is scheduled to lift off on Tuesday, June 10, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, the crew will ride…

ISRO’s Earth Observation Mission Fails After PSLV Anomaly, Third Such Setback Since 1993

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Sriharikota, May 18, 2025: India’s trusted space workhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), suffered a rare failure on Sunday when ISRO’s PSLV-C61 mission carrying the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-09 failed to reach orbit. The launch, which took place at 5:59 AM IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, ended prematurely due to an anomaly during the third stage of flight—marking the third failure for PSLV in over three decades.ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan confirmed that the issue stemmed from a sudden drop in chamber pressure in the third stage, causing the vehicle to deviate from its trajectory. Preliminary analysis suggests…