Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Axiom-4 crew entered the ISS and the crew members are helping Peggy Whitson, according to the latest reports on June 28. Shubhanshu Shukla, Slawosz Uznanski and Tibor Kapu have settled in with orbital lab systems and prepared for their microgravity research. “The Axiom-4 and crews are now living and working together aboard the orbital outpost and preparing for new space research and the departure of a cargo ship,” it added.
Post docking, the Axiom-4 crew spent the rest of the day setting up their sleeping quarters, with Peggy located in the ‘Airlock’, Shux in ‘Dragon’, Uznanski in ‘Columbus’, and Tibor in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM).They completed handover activities with the Expedition 73 crew and began acclimating to life in microgravity. Key operational tasks were also completed, including unpacking cargo in Dragon and reviewing emergency protocols. The crew has also been briefed on standard orbital safety procedures and the location of station’s emergency equipment.
Earlier on June 27, Peggy and the team quickly got to work unloading sample-packed hardware and portable science freezers from inside Dragon for installation in station incubators and research refrigerators ahead of upcoming experiments. Station safety hardware was also temporarily upgraded and the astronauts are now going about their research job.
