Axiom Space's Record-Setter to Lead Astronauts From Three Nations on Private Mission

Record-setting Iowa astronaut Peggy Whitson commanding Axiom-4 mission to space

Iowa native Peggy Whitson will command Axiom Mission 4, which was originally scheduled to launch Tuesday but has been delayed to at least Wednesday due to weather.

Former Iowa farm girl's 5th space mission launches tomorrow - Radio Iowa

Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson and three crewmates are preparing for tomorrow morning’s launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket headed for the International Space Station. Calling herself a “science nerd,” the 65-year-old Whitson says the two-week Axiom Space mission will be packed with some 60 experiments to conduct aboard the orbiting station. “This mission will […]

Axiom Space's record-setter to lead astronauts from three nations on private mission

Peggy Whitson has spent nearly two years of her life in space as an Axiom Space employee and former NASA astronaut.

Axiom Space prepares for its fourth mission to the ISS

Axiom Space plans to launch its fourth mission on Tuesday, June 10 — a mission that CEO Tejpaul Bhatia described as “a little bit of a victory lap.”

SpaceX's next private astronaut launch to ISS, Ax-4, delayed to June 8

Houston company Axiom Space's next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, a mission called Ax-4, has been pushed back by 10 days, to June 8.

India's Shubhanshu Shukla set to travel to International Space Station on June 8. Who is he? What is his mission?

Shubhanshu Shukla, an IAF fighter pilot with over 2,000 flying hours, will conduct seven experiments on the ISS during the Axiom-4 mission. The launch is rescheduled for June 8 and aims to enhance India's microgravity research ambitions, including plans for a space station by 2035.