Axiom-4 launch rescheduled to June 22; India Shubhanshu Shukla to pilot space mission

The mission will include Shubhanshu Shukla from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who will serve as the mission pilot. Shukla’s participation marks a significant milestone for India’s presence in international commercial spaceflight.

Sunita Williams plans visit to India, excited about ISRO’s future astronauts

Williams, whose father Deepak Pandya hails from Gujarat, said she was looking forward to visiting her father’s home country. She also expressed excitement about the future of Indian astronauts, particularly those who will be part of ISRO’s upcoming space missions.

ISRO completes 1,000-hour life test on Stationary Plasma Thruster, set to replace chemical propulsion in future satellites

Noting that these thrusters use Xenon as the propellant, the ISRO said the Specific Impulse of the Electric Propulsion System, which is a major performance indicator of a space propulsion system, is at least 6 times that of the conventional propulsion system.

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