New Delhi, June 24 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared an update on the Axiom-4 mission on June 24 which is set to carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station. After several delays, the space mission is now eying June 25 as its launch date. NASA issued a statement on Tuesday to make this major announcement.

"NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting 2:31 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 25, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4," NASA said.

The statement further notes that the mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It added, "The crew will travel to the orbiting labo...