Bad weather pushes astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 launch date by a day, lift-off now set for June 11
The launch of the highly anticipated Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the
International Space Station
(ISS), which includes an Indian
Gaganyatri
onboard, has been postponed by a day due to adverse weather conditions, the
Indian Space Research Organisation
(
ISRO
) announced on Monday.
Originally scheduled for June 10, 2025, the mission is now set to lift off on June 11 at 5:30 pm IST, weather permitting.
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