Shubhanshu Shukla: Bharat ke pehle Astronaut ISS mein!
Indian Air Force (IAF) ke officer aur ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) ke pilots mein se ek hain. Ye mission International Space Station (ISS) ke liye ek private astronaut mission hai. Iske saath hi, woh ISS jaane wale pehle Indian astronaut ban jaenge! Chaliye Shubhanshu Shukla aur Axiom Mission 4 ke baare mein sab kuch jaante hain.
Axiom Mission 4: Aapko kya jaanna chahiye?
Ax-4 mission Kennedy Space Center se 10 June ko launch hone wala tha, jo private spaceflight mein ek aur bada milestone hota. Ise Axiom Space lead kar raha hai. Lekin, kharab mausam ki wajah se lift-off postpone kar diya gaya hai. Indian Space Research Organisation ne Monday ko ye jaankaari di.
ISRO ne X par ek post mein kaha, “Kharab mausam ki wajah se, Indian Gaganyatri ko International Space Station bhejne ke liye Axiom-4 mission ka launch 10th June 2025 se 11th June 2025 tak postpone kar diya gaya hai.”
Is mission mein United States, India, Poland aur Hungary ke astronauts shaamil hain, jo ise space exploration mein global collaboration ka ek symbol banata hai.
Indian Air Force pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, teen aur crew members ke saath, SpaceX ke Dragon spacecraft se ISS jaenge. Ax-4 crew aur SpaceX teams ne Sunday ko launch day activities ka full rehearsal complete kar liya tha. Crew ek naye SpaceX Dragon spacecraft mein ISS jaega, jise Falcon 9 rocket se launch kiya jaega.
Kaun hain Shubhanshu Shukla?
Shubhanshu Shukla history banane wale hain kyunki woh ISS mein pehle Indian astronaut honge aur 1984 ke baad space mein jaane wale doosre Indian honge. Woh ISRO ke Gaganyaan mission ke liye select hue chaar astronauts mein se bhi ek hain, jo India ka pehla human spaceflight initiative hai.
Lucknow mein janme Shukla, jinka call sign ‘Shux’ hai, Axiom Space dwara ISRO-NASA-supported commercial spaceflight ka part hain, jahan sabhi customers national governments hain.
Shukla ne apne professional journey 2006 mein shuru ki jab unhe fighter wing ke part ke roop mein Indian Air Force (IAF) mein commission kiya gaya tha.
1975 mein Lucknow mein paida hue Shukla ke paas various aircrafts par 2,000 ghante ka flight experience hai. Unhone Su-30 MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Jaguar, Hawk, Dornier aur An-32 jaise top IAF aircraft udaaye hain, jo unki expertise ko dikhata hai. Woh 2024 mein group captain bane.
ISRO ne Shukla ko 2019 mein Gaganyaan mission par astronauts mein se ek ke roop mein serve karne ke liye bulaya tha. Iske baad, woh ek saal ke liye Russia training ke liye gaye. February 2024 mein, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne unhe Gaganyaan astronauts mein se ek ke roop mein introduce karaya.
International Space Station (ISS) ke liye apni historic journey se pehle, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla ne Axiom-4 mission ki preparations ko ek “amazing journey” bataya aur kaha ki woh bahut fortunate hain ki woh kisi aise cheez ka part hain jo “aapke khud se bahut badi hai”.
Indian Air Force ne Shubhanshu Shukla ko di badhai
X par ek post mein, Indian Air Force ne Shubhanshu Shukla ke mission ke liye pride aur support vyakt kiya, aur kaha, “Jaise hi Group Captain Shubahanshu Shukla kal Axiom-4 space mission par jaane ki tayyari kar rahe hain, Chief of the Air Staff aur IAF ke sabhi Air Warriors unhe aur Axiom-4 ke poore crew ko International Space Station ki safe aur successful trip ke liye best wishes dete hain. Yeh Indian Space Odyssey mein ek naya chapter add karega. Touch the sky with glory!”
Axiom Mission 4: Nayi Launch Date aur Time
ISRO ne confirm kiya hai ki ISS ke liye fourth private astronaut mission ab Wednesday, June 11 ko subah 8 baje EDT (shaam 5:30 baje IST) ko launch hoga.
Launch NASA ke Kennedy Space Center in Florida ke Launch Complex 39A se hoga. Crew ek naye SpaceX Dragon spacecraft mein ISS jaega, jise Falcon 9 rocket se launch kiya jaega.
Axion Mission 4 Launch Live Streaming Details
Space enthusiasts launch se lagbhag do ghante pehle ek live webcast ke through launch ko follow kar sakte hain. Stream SpaceX website aur X (pehli Twitter) @SpaceX par bhi available hoga.
NASA bhi NASA+ par launch aur docking ka comprehensive coverage provide karega. Axiom Space apne official YouTube channel par launch ko live stream karega.
Axiom 4 Mission Purpose
Crew lagbhag 60 scientific experiments aur activities karega, jo kisi bhi Axiom mission ke liye sabse jyada hai. Studies mein India, United States, Poland, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Nigeria, UAE aur several European nations sahit 31 countries ke collaborative efforts dikhayi denge.
Mission low-Earth orbit mein microgravity research ko aage badhane ke liye ek growing global commitment ko underscore karta hai, jismein India, US, Poland (European Space Agency ke saath partnership mein) aur Hungary dwara major contributions diye ja rahe hain. Yeh countries space research mein international participation ko expand karne ke liye key scientific initiatives ko spearhead kar rahe hain.
Experiments human health, Earth observation, life sciences, biology aur materials science sahit fields ki wide range ko cover karte hain.
