New Delhi, June 11 -- Just days after anticipation built around Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission, the launch was delayed once again following the discovery of a leak in SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket. The Axiom-4 mission was scheduled to carry Shubhanshu Shukla and three others to the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 10, but a leak in the aircraft has postponed the launch.

Commander Peggy Whitson, pilot Shubhanshu Shukla and specialists Tigor Kapu of Hungary and Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland were slated to embark up on the Axiom-4 mission.

Announcing delay, SpaceX said it was "standing down" from the Falcon-9 launch to allow time for repairs after a post-static inspection of the rocket's boosters identi...