2024-07-10
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has selected two of its four trained Gaganyaan astronauts for the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), in partnership with NASA.
- NASA and Axiom Space, an American privately funded space infrastructure developer signed an order for the fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS, aiming to launch in August 2024 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- The mission aims to dock with the ISS for a fourteen-day duration.
- Indian astronauts will receive training from NASA, international partners, and SpaceX, focusing on spacecraft systems and emergency preparedness, as part of India-US space cooperation goals.
