New Delhi, June 10 -- As Shubhanshu Shukla prepares to become the second Indian in 41 years to travel to space, astronomer and Professor RC Kapoor said on Tuesday that the Axiom-4 mission will carry a "very special astronaut."

Prof Kapoor also spoke about the objective of the mission, revealing that Shukla is set to carry out seven experiments at the International Space Station (ISS), reported ANI.

Speaking to ANI, Prof RC Kapoor revealed that the rocket is going to carry four "very special" passengers to the ISS.

The passengers are from different nationalities. Veteran American astronaut Peggy Whitson will command the mission. Three other astronauts: one from Poland, one from Hungary, and India's Shubhanshu Shukla.

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