US EditionAstronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission
- On June 25, Axiom Space launched the Axiom Mission 4 crew aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket departing Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, sending them to the International Space Station.
- The launch followed several postponements caused by a Falcon 9 liquid oxygen leak and air leaks in the ISS's Russian module requiring repair.
- The mission features astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary alongside veteran commander Peggy Whitson, marking their first spaceflight in over 40 years.
- The crew launched aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft powered by Falcon 9, with docking to the ISS scheduled for approximately 7 a.m. EDT on June 26.
- This mission highlights expanding international access to low-Earth orbit and supports about 60 scientific studies across 31 countries in a collaborative effort.
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Launched this Wednesday morning, June 25th from Florida, the mission launched by the commercial company Axiom Space takes in orbit a veteran astronaut from the Nasa and, for the first time in forty years, a Hungarian astronaut, an Indian and a Pole. What to prepare for the future of space exploration.
A new private mission has been launched into space: "Ax-4" by Axiom has the goal of the International Space Station. On board: three male novices and a very experienced astronaut.
For the first time, an Indian, a Hungarian and a Pole have launched to the ISS space station. Together with former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the three launched a "Crew Dragon" capsule with a "Falcon 9" rocket, as shown by live images. Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launched from the Cape Canaveral space station in Florida. The "Ax-4" mission had previously been postponed several times due to technical problems with the rocket and ISS. It is the f…
An Ax4 commercial mission crew flew to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, where amateur astronauts and a former NASA astronaut would conduct scientific experiments.
Indian, Polish, Hungarian astronauts head to space station on first joint mission
CAPE CANAVERAL: Nasa retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson was launched on the fifth spaceflight of her career early on Wednesday, joined by crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary heading for their countries' first visit to...
A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on Wednesday after a series of delays by the American company Axiom Space. The crew consists of a Hungarian, an Indian, a Pole and an American. There have been almost 300 people on the ISS - but no one has officially arrived from India, Hungary or Poland.
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