New Delhi, June 25 -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday provided an update to the much-awaited Axiom-4 mission stating that the private spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) piloted by Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is scheduled for take-off at around 12:01 pm IST today.

Singh took to post on the social media platform X, Singh, "Update on #AXIOM4 Mission to International Space Station (ISS): Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla formally joins the other three crew members for the much-awaited launch, as of now, scheduled around 12:01 PM IST today".

The Axiom-4 mission is targeting a launch window of 2:31 a.m. EDT or 12 noon IST on Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Sp...