Axiom 4 Mission: Dragon spacecraft successfully undocked from International Space Station (ISS)
In an important update on the Axiom 4 Mission, the Dragon spacecraft has successfully undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday said reports.
SpaceX has confirmed that the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, along with the crew, successfully undocked from the International Space Station.
It is worth mentioning here that, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the crew are expected to splash down tomorrow.
After spending almost 18 days aboard the International Space Station as part of the Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4), Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to visit the ISS, along with this crew for the mission, is set to undock from the space station today, at approximately 4:35 PM IST.
As per a release by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the departure operations will begin with hatch closing at 4:30 am EDT or 2:00 PM IST on Monday, with the crew entering the spacecraft at 4:55 am EDT or 2:25 PM IST, followed by hatch closing.
From there, undocking will begin at approximately 6:45 am EDT or 4:15 PM IST, with the actual undocking approximately at 7:05 am EDT or 4:30 PM IST.
The whole process will be telecast by NASA on NASA+, and the coverage will end approximately 30 minutes after undocking.
