US EditionAstronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission
- On June 25, astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary launched aboard Axiom Mission 4 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the ISS.
- The mission followed delays caused by a SpaceX Falcon rocket oxygen leak and ISS air leak repairs, postponing a June 22 planned liftoff.
- The crew includes pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, radiation expert Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland, mechanical engineer Tibor Kapu from Hungary, and veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.
- The two-week mission, costing over $65 million per astronaut, involves a wide-ranging international collaboration featuring numerous scientific experiments from more than 30 countries to further microgravity research.
- This mission signifies the first time in over four decades that astronauts from these countries have traveled to space and highlights increasing global collaboration and greater involvement of private companies in space access.
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India, Poland, Hungary Return to Space in Historic Axiom-4 Launch - American Faith
Axiom Mission 4 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, marking the first time astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary have traveled to space in over four decades. The private mission, assembled by Axiom Space and launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carries crew members representing their nations on a two-week journey to the International Space Station (ISS). India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Poland’s Slawosz Uznanski-…
4 Astronauts Lift Off on Axiom Mission to the ISS
A roaring Falcon 9 rocket propelled four people toward the International Space Station on Wednesday morning, including astronauts from Hungary, India and Poland — three countries that have never sent anyone to the orbiting laboratory before.
India, Poland, and Hungary Return to Space with ISS Mission
Astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary were on board when Axiom Mission 4 launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, bound for the International Space Station (ISS). The post India, Poland, and Hungary Return to Space with ISS Mission appeared first on Breitbart.
The last space flights in which these countries participated date back more than 40 years.
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