NASA, SpaceX, Axiom Mission 4 launches from Florida's Space Coast

Axiom Mission 4 launches from Florida's Space Coast

Axiom Mission 4 launched at 2:31 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying a private crew aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The mission is expected to dock at the International Space Station around 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2025.

ORLANDO, Fla. - NASA, SpaceX and Axiom Space launched Axiom Mission 4 early Wednesday morning following three prior scrubbed launches.

When did Axiom Mission 4 launch?

Timeline:

Axiom Mission 4 launched at 2:31 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

It launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the crew set to ride a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

Docking at the ISS is expected around 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 26.

The crew for the Axiom Mission 4 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Commander Peggy Whitson from the U.S., and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uzanański-Wiśniewksi from Poland and Tibor Kapu

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What is Axiom Mission 4? What is the purpose?

Dig deeper:

Axiom Mission 4 is the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

This mission marks the first government-sponsored spaceflight in more than four decades for India, Poland, and Hungary.

Axiom-4 crew heading to the ISS

NASA, SpaceX and Axiom Space launched Axiom Mission 4 early Wednesday morning following three prior scrubbed launches.

The private astronauts are scheduled to spend approximately two weeks aboard the space station, carrying out a mission focused on scientific research, educational outreach, and commercial projects.

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Who is part of the Axiom Mission 4 crew?

Commander: Peggy Whitson – Former NASA astronaut and current director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space
Pilot: Shubhanshu Shukla – Astronaut with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Mission Specialist: Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski – Project astronaut with the European Space Agency (ESA), representing Poland
Mission Specialist: Tibor Kapu – Astronaut with HUNOR (Hungarian to Orbit), representing Hungary