The Astronaut’s Crew for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)
The four-member crew for Axion Space’s fourth commercial expedition Ax-4 for human spaceflight trip has been revealed. This group will head to the International Space Station.
The names of four talented and experienced members were revealed by the Houston-based space research station Axion Space, along with their designated works. Peggy Whitson, former astronaut of NASA is reportedly selected as the lead of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). He will be assisted by the three international astronauts. Indian Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, mission expert Tibor Kapu of Hungary, and lastly Polish astronaut Slawosz Uznański of the European Space Agency (ESA) as the mission specialist. Slawosz Uznański is going to be the first Polish astronaut headed to space, in the last 40 years.
The ambitions of this mission are to give the astronauts a vast spectrum of opportunities to conduct useful experiments in Space and continue commercialising space and further technological enhancement in the space stations. Axiom Space strives to achieve these goals through continuous collaboration with the talents of different countries. Through the international cooperation of resources, talents, expertise and opportunities Axiom Space objectifies each country as a catalyst in the space industry.
Michael Suffredini about Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)
The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) will contribute to the initiative of Axiom Space’s efforts to increase access to people in space on a worldwide basis.
A former CEO of Axiom Space, Michael Suffredini when encountered about the mission stated that Ax-4 depicts the continuous efforts of Axiom Space’s vision to create more opportunities for the nations to conduct researches, experiment, develop better ways to “engage with people around the world while in low-Earth orbit”.
The member Axiom Space’s board of directors continued that the Ax-4 mission expands the opportunities for the Nations with aspiring goals of enhancing their scientific, technological and growth economic activities.
Commander of Ax-4 Peggy Whitson, is heading towards her fifth space expedition. Also, this will be her second expedition with the Axiom Space. The former Chief Astronaut, one of the record holder astronauts of NASA complimented Axiom Space’s mission and visions and the international opportunities for the International Space Station (ISS) in her statement.
Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla
Shubhanshu Shukla is chosen as the lead astronaut for the forthcoming Indo-US space mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The group captain is the leading choice of the Axiom Space mission (Ax-4) to the International Space Station (ISS).
ISRO has assigned Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair as the secondary or backup astronaut for the Ax-4 mission. Thoroughly showcasing India’s devotion to the mission.
Shubhanshu Shukla was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on October 10, 1985, and was just given a promotion in the Indian Air Force. Shukla graduated from the National Defence Academy. Later, was assigned to the fighter stream in June 2006.
Shubhanshu Shukla is a test pilot with around 2000 hours of experience in flying high. He is a fighter combat leader. Jaguar, Dornier, Hawk, and Sukhoi-30MKI are some of the aircraft he has flown with.
