India, May 20 -- Aims at sprouting and cultivating green gram (moong) and fenugreek (methi) seeds in the microgravity conditions of space

Indian astronaut Group Captain Sudhanshu Shukla is set to embark on a historic mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 29, 2025, as part of Axiom Mission-4-an international collaboration involving NASA, ISRO, and the European Space Agency (ESA). One of his primary objectives will be to carry out innovative experiments aimed at sprouting and cultivating green gram (moong) and fenugreek (methi) seeds in the microgravity conditions of space.

Scheduled to lift off on May 29, 2025, aboard Axiom Mission-4, Indian astronaut Group Captain Sudhanshu Shukla will participate in a collaborative sp...