Watch video: Axiom-4 mission launch to ISS

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others have boarded the Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. They are heading to the International Space Station as part of Axiom Space’s commercial mission. The long-delayed Axiom-4 launch is scheduled for 12:01 pm IST on Wednesday. The crew will be transported aboard a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, launched via the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. Docking with the ISS is expected at approximately 4:30 PM IST on Thursday, 26 June.