Astronaut's 'White Nights' Aboard ISS: Shubhanshu Shukla's Shares Unique Experience of Perpetual Sunlight in Orbit

Astronaut's 'White Nights' Aboard ISS: Shubhanshu Shukla's Shares Unique Experience of Perpetual Sunlight in Orbit

 02:05 17/09/2025

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, India's first on the ISS, experienced 'white nights' during the Axiom-4 mission, where the sun never fully set. This phenomenon, caused by the station's beta angle, challenged the crew's sense of time and routine. Besides the awe, persistent sunlight posed operational hurdles, affecting cooling and solar array stress.
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