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Axiom4 Launches Four-Nation Crew to International Space Station

The mission brings new astronauts from three nations to the ISS for docking tomorrow before a two-week science program under the private-public Axiom4 arrangement.

L'équipage de la mission Axiom 4 à Cap Canaveral, en Floride, le 24 juin 2025
Photo prise le 6 septembre 2024 et diffusée par la société aérospatiale privée Axiom Space des astronautes indien Shubhanshu Shukla (g) et polonais Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, membres de l'équipage Ax-4, pendant leur formation dans la maquette du module ISS Harmony au Johnson Space Center (JSC) de la NASA à Houston, au Texas
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Une fusée Falcon 9 de SpaceX et le vaisseau spatial Dragon décollent du centre spatial Kennedy de la Nasa, ce mercredi 25 juin en Floride.

Overview

  • The mission lifted off June 25 at 06:31 GMT from Cape Canaveral aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon capsule carrying the four-nation crew.
  • Astronauts Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland, Tibor Kapu of Hungary and U.S. veteran Peggy Whitson will remain on the ISS for up to 14 days.
  • The flight marks the first manned mission for India, Poland and Hungary in over 40 years, with Shukla becoming the first Indian to reach the ISS.
  • During the stay, the crew will conduct about 60 experiments focused on micro-algae, tardigrades and other phenomena in microgravity.
  • Hungary paid $100 million and India spent more than $60 million for their astronauts’ seats, underscoring these nations’ strategic push to showcase technological sovereignty and soft power.