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Rocket Launch

Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)

Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center

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Axiom Mission 4 Crew

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Ax-4 Astronauts

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Peggy Whitson

  • Mission Commander

PeggyWhitson, Ph.D., America’s most experienced astronaut, served as commander on the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS). During her record-breaking NASA career, she flew on three long-duration space flights and accumulated 665 days in space (now 675 after the Ax-2 mission), more than any other American astronaut or woman astronaut in the world.

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Shubhanshu Shukla

  • Mission Pilot

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a distinguished pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), has been handpicked as one of the four astronauts for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) historic Gaganyaan mission—the nation’s inaugural human space flight endeavor.

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Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski

  • Mission Specialist

Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, of Poland, is a scientist and engineer making significant contributions to the fields of science and space exploration. As a member of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Astronaut Reserve Class of 2022, he emerged from a competitive pool of over 22,500 candidates, securing his place for future missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and beyond. Fluent in English and proficient in French, Sławosz brings a diverse linguistic background to his endeavors.

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Tibor Kapu

  • Mission Specialist

Tibor Kapu, a mechanical engineer from Hungary, is a mission specialist for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). Born on November 5, 1991, in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, Kapu’s journey from the classroom to the cosmos is nothing short of remarkable.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Launch Provider: SpaceX
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Booster Landing: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – Landing Zone 1

The Ax-4 mission will “realize the return” to human spaceflight for India, Poland, and Hungary, with each nation’s first government-sponsored flight in more than 40 years. While Ax-4 marks these countries’ second human spaceflight mission in history, it will be the first time all three nations will execute a mission on board the International Space Station. This historic mission underscores how Axiom Space is redefining the pathway to low-Earth orbit and elevating national space programs globally. The assigned crewmembers are pending approval to fly to the International Space Station by NASA and its international partners, which includes representatives from station partner members Russian Space Agency, Japanese Space Agency, European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency. In consensus, they decide space station crew assignments, operations, and approve non-member national astronauts.