ISRO expects Axiom-4’s ISS journey to benefit the Gaganyaan mission.

• Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station will provide valuable inputs for India’s upcoming Gaganyaan mission.

• Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is part of the Axiom mission.

• The mission will offer hands-on experience in international crew integration, medical preparation, real-time health telemetry, experiment execution, and crew-ground coordination.

• The insights will influence mission planning, safety validation, and astronaut readiness for India’s first indigenous human spaceflight mission.

• ISRO is preparing for abort missions of the Gaganyaan mission, with the first uncrewed test flight expected in the fourth quarter of 2025.

• The first crewed flight of the Gaganyaan mission is expected by the first quarter of 2027.