Bengaluru, June 25 -- Former ISRO scientist Mylswamy Annadurai on Wednesday said the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is progressing as planned and underscored that the next major milestone will be the safe docking of the Dragon spacecraft with the ISS.

Speaking about the mission shortly after its successful launch, Annadurai told ANI, "I think everything went as planned... As of now, everything is going on smoothly... Safe docking at the International Space Station tomorrow is the main thing expected now... Every Indian is happy..."

He praised the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket and the Axiom spacecraft combination, noting their stability and precision.

"The Falcon 9 and this Axiom-4 combination have worked ...