NASA announced that astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom-4 crew will return to Earth from the International Space Station on July 14. The mission launched on June 25 from Kennedy Space Centre and docked at the ISS on June 26 after a 28-hour journey. The undocking and re-entry are being closely monitored by NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Shubhanshu Shukla. Image/File Pic
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of the Axiom-4 mission are set to return to earth from the International Space Station on July 14, NASA said on Thursday.
"We are working with the station program, watching the Axiom-4 progress carefully. I think we need to undock that mission and the current target to undock is July 14," Steve Stitch, Manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program, told a press conference.
The Axiom-4 mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Centre at Florida on June 25 and the Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on June 26 after a 28-hour journey.
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