India, May 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Union Minister for Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today announced today during a media briefing that Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, one of India's astronauts, will conduct exclusive food and nutrition-related experiments onboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the upcoming Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4).
The experiments-developed under a collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), with support from NASA-aim to pioneer space nutrition and self-sustaining life support systems vital for future long-duration space travel.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and...