Mumbai: Actor R Madhavan on Wednesday appreciated the successful launch of the Axiom-4 mission for the International Space Station, which took Indian Air Force Group captain Shubanshu Shukla to Lucknow and three other astronauts.
Talking to Annie, Madhavan greeted the Axiom-4 crew and prayed for his safe comeback.
“After so many years, another Indian is going into space. First, I would like to pray for his safe comeback. I hope he will come back safe and sound. And I think for Indians like us, we will be able to break the final frontier and make a name for ourselves in space.
#Watch Mumbai | At the Axiom-4 Mission Launch, actor R Madhavan says, “I am thrilled. After so many years, going into another Indian space. I pray for its safe comeback. The process of Indians has started to break the final limits and make a name in the space field …” pic.twitter.com/zn1ssnlebv– Annie (@ani) June 25, 2025
Group Captain Shukla, who is a pilot of AXOPM 4 or AX-4 missions with Group Captain Shukla, Commander Paigi Whitson, Poland’s mission expert Slavose Slavose Slavose Uznansky-Vishanivski and Hungarian mission expert Tibor Capu for a 28-gentle for a 28-gentle visit to a 28-gentle for a 28-gentle journey in a space after a 28-gentle visit. Florida, US.
The AXIOM 4 Mission was launched at a SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft at 2:31 pm (12 noon IST) at a SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft from Complex 39A, launched at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
It is the fourth private astronaut mission for the International Space Station. The crew is traveling to the Parikrama Laboratory at a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The targeted docking time is on Thursday, 26 June at around 7 pm (IST).
Once do the dock, astronauts planned to spend 14 days aboard the parikrama laboratory, in which a mission with science, outreach and commercial activities was conducted.