Commercial Crew Blasts Off on Privately-Funded Space Station Research Mission – Spaceflight Now

Commercial crew blasts off on privately-funded space station research mission – Spaceflight Now

Axiom Space’s fourth flight to the International Space Station got off to a sky-lighting start with blastoff from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced space flier, and three rookie crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off on a privately-financed flight to the International Space Station early Wednesday — the fourth non-government …

SpaceX launches historic mission to space station on new Crew Dragon dubbed ‘Grace’

SpaceX's fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft finally made it off the ground on a private astronaut mission for Axiom Space.

Commercial Crew Blasts Off On Privately-funded Space Station Research Mission – Spaceflight Now - Data Intelligence

Axiom Space’s fourth flight to the International Space Station got off to a sky-lighting start with blastoff from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced space flier, and three rookie crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off on a privately-financed flight to the International Space Station early Wednesday — the fourth non-government …

Historic Liftoff! Poland’s “Star Scientist” Launches on SpaceX Dragon—All the Inside Details on the Ax-4 Mission, Crew and Experiments

1. Why today’s flight matters At 02:31 EDT (08:31 CEST) a brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon christened Grace roared off pad 39A, carrying four astronauts on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)—and with them the dreams of three nations returning to human space-flight after more than four decades. Among the passengers is Dr Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, who just became… Read more The post Historic Liftoff! Poland’s “Star Scientist” Launches on SpaceX Dragon—All the …