{"id":306295,"date":"2024-08-03T18:55:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T13:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=306295"},"modified":"2024-08-03T18:55:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T13:25:05","slug":"axiom-4-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/axiom-4-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Axiom-4 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source-<\/strong> This post on <strong>Axiom-4 mission\u00a0<\/strong>has been created based on the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/93516\/OPS\/GOHD57AIT.1+GDJD57B55.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India selects 2 crew members for Axiom-4 mission to ISS<\/a>\u201d published in\u00a0<strong>The Hindu<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>3 August 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in News?<\/h2>\n<p>Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected as the prime mission pilot for the Axiom-4 mission, while Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair has been selected as the back-up mission pilot.<\/p>\n<h2>About the Axiom-4 Mission<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/93516\/OPS\/Public\/GOHD57AIT.1%2BGDJD57B76.1.jpg?resize=258%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Axiom-4 mission\" width=\"258\" height=\"201\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"height: 823px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #fcfcf5;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.7634%; height: 30px;\"><strong>Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.2366%; height: 30px;\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 414px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.7634%; height: 258px;\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.2366%; height: 258px;\">1. It\u00a0is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">private spaceflight<\/span> to the International Space Station (ISS).<br \/>\n2. The mission is in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">collaboration with NASA<\/span> and is scheduled for launch in 2024.<br \/>\n3. It will be the fourth flight of Axiom Space, following the successful missions of Axiom Mission 1, Axiom Mission 2, and Axiom Mission<br \/>\n4. The mission will use a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SpaceX Dragon spacecraft<\/span>, launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.7634%; height: 60px;\"><strong>Operated by<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.2366%; height: 60px;\">It is operated by Axiom Space and uses a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 90px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.7634%; height: 76px;\"><strong>Aim<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.2366%; height: 76px;\">The mission aims to continue Axiom Space&#8217;s pioneering efforts to establish a sustainable human presence in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 270px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.7634%; height: 153px;\"><strong>Mission Objectives<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.2366%; height: 153px;\">1. <strong>Commercial Space Endeavours:<\/strong> It will enable commercial activities in space, showcasing viable business platforms.<br \/>\n2. <strong>International Collaboration:<\/strong> It&#8217;s diverse international crew will boost global space partnerships.<br \/>\n3. <strong>Research and Development:<\/strong> It supports microgravity experiments in materials science, biology, and Earth observation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 482px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.7634%; height: 246px;\"><strong>Features<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.2366%; height: 246px;\">1. It is expected to be a short-duration mission, lasting approximately 14 days.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 During their time aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the crew will conduct scientific experiments, perform technology demonstrations, and engage in educational outreach.<br \/>\n3. Axiom Space&#8217;s long-term vision includes building the world&#8217;s first commercial space station.<br \/>\n4. This mission is part of the company&#8217;s broader plan to eventually transition from the ISS to their own independent orbital outpost.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Read More- <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-current-affairs-news\/chandrayaan-3-how-its-different-and-its-significance-explained-pointwise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chandrayaan-3: Significance and Way Forward- Explained, pointwise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on Axiom-4 mission\u00a0has been created based on the article \u201cIndia selects 2 crew members for Axiom-4 mission to ISS\u201d published in\u00a0The Hindu\u00a0on\u00a03 August 2024. Why in News? Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected as the prime mission pilot for the Axiom-4 mission, while Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair has been selected&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/axiom-4-mission\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Axiom-4 mission<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-306295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}