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IN PHOTOS: Shubhanshu Shukla and crew to set on return journey to earth Monday evening

Updated On: 14 July, 2025 11:01 AM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

After an 18-day stay at the International Space Station (ISS), astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission are setting off on a return journey to Earth on Monday. (PICS/@JonnyKimUSA) 

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Shukla, who became the second Indian astronaut to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma's 1984 odyssey, will board Dragon spacecraft at around 2 pm IST and embark on the return journey two hours later. PIC/@JonnyKimUSA

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Shukla, who became the second Indian astronaut to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma's 1984 odyssey, will board Dragon spacecraft at around 2 pm IST and embark on the return journey two hours later. PIC/@JonnyKimUSA
"Undocking from the ISS is scheduled for no earlier than 6:05 am CT (4:35 pm IST)," Axiom Space said in a statement, reported PTI

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"Undocking from the ISS is scheduled for no earlier than 6:05 am CT (4:35 pm IST)," Axiom Space said in a statement, reported PTI

On Sunday, the Expedition's 73 astronauts organised a traditional farewell ceremony for the Axiom-4 crew comprising Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary

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On Sunday, the Expedition's 73 astronauts organised a traditional farewell ceremony for the Axiom-4 crew comprising Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary

The Axiom-4 mission marked the return to space for India, Poland and Hungary after over four decades

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The Axiom-4 mission marked the return to space for India, Poland and Hungary after over four decades

The descent of Dragon spacecraft from the ISS is designed to be completely autonomous

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The descent of Dragon spacecraft from the ISS is designed to be completely autonomous

After undocking, Dragon will perform a series of engine burns to safely distance itself from the ISS and begin re-entry procedures

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After undocking, Dragon will perform a series of engine burns to safely distance itself from the ISS and begin re-entry procedures

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