India will launch a unique experiment aboard the International Space Station in May 2025 via the Axiom-4 mission. Led by astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the study will explore how screen usage affects the brain in zero gravity.

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• ISRO to send experiment “Voyager Displays” to ISS in Axiom-4 mission, May 2025
• Study to assess brain response to screen use in microgravity
• Includes tracking gaze, eye movements, stress, and cognitive response
• Crucial for astronauts who rely on screens in space operations
• May help redesign screen tech for future space missions
• Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to pilot SpaceX Dragon for Ax-4
• Shukla also key figure in India’s Gaganyaan manned space mission
• ISRO contributing 7 experiments to Ax-4, part of 60 global studies
• Axiom-4 seen as most research-heavy mission so far
• Project done in collaboration with NASA and Axiom Space