Isro’s Human Space Flight Centre enters space flight agreement with Axiom Space

Towards the goal of mounting a joint Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro)-National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) effort to the International Space Station (ISS), the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) of Isro has entered into a Space Flight Agreement (SFA) with NASA-identified service provider Axiom Space, for its upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the ISS.

The India-US joint statement during the official state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US in June last year envisioned a joint Isro-NASA effort to the ISS. “A National Mission Assignment Board has recommended two Gaganyatris as prime and backup Mission Pilot for this mission,” Isro said, in a statement on Friday. These are Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (Prime) and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair (Backup).