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🔴 NOW LIVE: INDIA’S SHUBHANSHU SHUKLA HEADS TO ISS!
Join Starforge Stories for live coverage of the AX‑4 mission launch by SpaceX, carrying Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first private astronaut, to the International Space Station (ISS) alongside a global crew.

🚀 MISSION OVERVIEW:
Launch Date & Time: Thursday, June 26 at 2:09 a.m. ET.

Launch Pad: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida (LC-39A).

Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon capsule C213

Mission Operator: Axiom Space in partnership with NASA

👨‍🚀 CREW:
Peggy Whitson (USA) – Commander, veteran NASA astronaut

Shubhanshu Shukla (India) – First Indian commercial astronaut to ISS

Sławosz Uznański (Poland) – First person to ISS from Poland in decades

Tibor Kapu (Hungary) – Hungary’s inaugural private astronaut

🌍 WHY IT MATTERS:
Historic milestone for India, Poland, and Hungary via commercial/private flights

Marks a shift toward global space diplomacy through public-private collaboration

Axioms for future private space stations and continuous commercial access to the ISS

🔭 Stick around for docking updates, live commentary, scientific missions onboard, and post-launch splashdown coverage.

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Credit: SpaceX/Axiom Space

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