Overview

• NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX have set June 19 as the no-earlier-than launch date for Axiom-4 after four postponements.
• SpaceX technicians repaired a liquid oxygen leak on the Falcon-9 rocket and verified the fix with a wet dress rehearsal.
• Flight controllers working with Roscosmos reported stable pressure readings in the ISS Zvezda service module following recent sealing efforts.
• The commercial crew will include veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson as commander, ISRO pilot Shubhanshu Shukla and two ESA mission specialists.
• The 14-day mission will host microgravity experiments on edible microalgae, salad seeds, tardigrades and other life-science studies supporting India’s Gaganyaan program.