Axiom-4 mission delayed again, SpaceX detects leak in Falcon-9 rocket

The mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla & 3 others to ISS has been postponed for 2nd time. A new launch date is yet to be announced.

The international human spaceflight mission by US-based spacetech company Axiom Space will carry veteran NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, India's Shukla, along with European mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski (Poland) & Tibor Kapu (Hungary), for a 14-day expedition to the ISS | axiomspace.com

New Delhi: Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, has been put off for the time being as engineers sought more time to repair a leak in the SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket.

SpaceX announced that it was “standing down” from the Falcon-9 launch of the Axiom-4 mission to allow repairs of the liquid oxygen leak identified during the post-static booster inspections.

“Standing down from tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch of Ax-4 to the @Space_Station to allow additional time for SpaceX teams to repair the LOx leak identified during post static fire booster inspections,” SpaceX said in a post on X.

“Once complete – and pending Range availability – we will share a new launch date,” SpaceX said. PTI SKU RUK RUK

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