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Indian Astronauts Selected for Axiom-4 Mission to ISS
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has identified two astronauts from its Gaganyaan program for the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled tentatively for October 2024. This mission is a collaboration between NASA and the private US company Axiom Space.
About Axiom-4 Mission
- The Axiom-4 mission is a private spaceflight to the International Space Station.
- It is operated by Axiom Space and used a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
- The mission marks NASA's fourth private astronaut mission, organized in partnership with Axiom Space.
- The mission is part of NASA's broader strategy to transition low Earth orbit activities from government-led initiatives to a marketplace where NASA is one of many customers.
- It involves transporting astronauts to the ISS aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft for a fourteen-day mission duration.
- Significance of the mission:
- It will help in increasing global access to space
- It will normalise living and working in microgravity.
Fact Box: International Space Station (ISS)
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