International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

Spaceship carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, docks with ISS

A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew to space.

Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson was launched on the fifth flight to orbit of her career early on Wednesday, joined by crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary heading for their countries’ first visit to the International Space Station.

‘Aspirations of 1.4 billion’: India celebrates as first International Space Station mission gets underway

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India has celebrated another step on its mission to become a space power, after Shubhanshu Shukla became the first astronaut from the country to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday. Shukla was aboard the private Axiom Space Mission 4, or Ax-4, which lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the latest mission organized by the Texas-based startup in partnership with Elon Musk’s r…

Astronauts blast off on a privately funded trip

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — India, Poland and Hungary launched their first astronauts in more than 40 years Wednesday, sending them on a private flight to the International Space Station.

Three new countries are back among the stars as crew capsule docks with ISS

It's the first time astronauts from these three countries have been to space in decades, and their first time ever on the International Space Station.