After an 18-day stay at the International Space Station (ISS), astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission are setting off on a return journey to Earth on Monday. (PICS/@JonnyKimUSA)
Updated On: 2025-07-14 11:01 AM IST
Compiled by : Anushree Gaikwad
"Undocking from the ISS is scheduled for no earlier than 6:05 am CT (4:35 pm IST)," Axiom Space said in a statement, reported PTI
On Sunday, the Expedition's 73 astronauts organised a traditional farewell ceremony for the Axiom-4 crew comprising Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary
The Axiom-4 mission marked the return to space for India, Poland and Hungary after over four decades
The descent of Dragon spacecraft from the ISS is designed to be completely autonomous
After undocking, Dragon will perform a series of engine burns to safely distance itself from the ISS and begin re-entry procedures
