4th Axiom Space Mission Set to Launch From Florida
- Axiom Space has rescheduled the launch of its Axiom Mission 4 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to June 11, 2025; the mission includes Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla along with three additional crew members.
- The delay occurred due to inclement weather and high winds in the ascent corridor, with SpaceX and ISRO officials announcing the postponement on Monday.
- The crew, led by Commander Peggy Whitson, will travel on a new SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station for a 14-day mission featuring over 60 experiments.
- The launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. EDT on June 11, 2025, with a backup attempt planned for June 12 at 7:37 a.m. EDT, and docking set for 12:30 p.m. EDT on June 12.
- This mission marks the first government-sponsored spaceflight in over 40 years for India, Poland, and Hungary, signaling renewed international collaboration in human spaceflight.
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4th Axiom Space mission set to launch from Florida
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SPACE (KXAN) -- A quartet of astronauts from around the world are making final preparations to visit the International Space Station. Private space company Axiom Space will launch Axiom Ax-4 on June 11. The mission, carried out using a SpaceX Dragon capsule and launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, will take Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, ESA Project Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, and Mission…
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