Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:14am on 22 Aug 2025,Friday Science
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V. Narayanan revealed that a liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon-9 rocket, slated for the Axiom-4 mission, was initially underestimated by SpaceX. ISRO engineers insisted on thorough checks despite reassurances, uncovering a crack in the oxidiser line that could have caused catastrophic failure upon liftoff. Thanks to ISRO’s insistence, SpaceX corrected the fault—saving the lives of the four astronauts. Narayanan emphasized that this action stemmed from decades of Indian experience with liquid-oxygen systems, underscoring ISRO’s critical role in ensuring mission safety. (PC: ANI)
