Step-by-step guide to how Sudhanshu Shukla will go from launchpad to ISS

Step-by-step guide to how Sudhanshu Shukla will go from launchpad to ISS

The launch of Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom-4 mission was delayed due to a leak in SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket. Once launched, the mission involves a step-by-step process—from fuelling and liftoff to stage separation, orbital manoeuvres, and final docking with the International Space Station.

Shubhanshu Shukla will be the first Indian aboard the International Space Station.