Shukla, who became the second Indian astronaut to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma's 1984 odyssey, will board Dragon spacecraft at around 2 pm IST and embark on the return journey two hours later. PIC/@JonnyKimUSA
"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
After undocking, Dragon will perform a series of engine burns to safely distance itself from the ISS and begin re-entry procedures
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