NASA delays Axiom-4 mission to ISS amid Russian module air leak concerns

June 13, 2025 10:33 AM

NASA delays Axiom-4 mission to ISS amid Russian module air leak concerns

NASA indefinitely delayed a four-person crew's mission to the International Space Station on Thursday over an escalating probe into air leaks aboard the orbiting laboratory's Russian segment. The U.S. space agency said it was working with Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, to "understand a new pressure signature" detected by cosmonauts in the Zvezda Service Module, a more than 2-decade-old core compartment that for months has sprung small leaks. "Cosmonauts aboard the space station ...

ISRO’s Gaganyatri to carry out microgravity research experiments during upcoming Axiom-4 mission

May 31, 2025 5:31 PM

ISRO’s Gaganyatri to carry out microgravity research experiments during upcoming Axiom-4 mission

Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Gaganyatri will carry out a series of shortlisted microgravity research experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during the upcoming Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, according to an official statement from ISRO. The Axiom-4 mission, scheduled for launch on June 8, will be piloted by Gaganyatri Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is set to travel to the ISS. ISRO has selected seven microgravity experiments proposed by Indian Principal Investi...