US EditionAx-4 Crew Docks with International Space Station for 2-Week Stay
- Axiom Space’s fourth private mission crew arrived and successfully connected their spacecraft to the International Space Station early Thursday morning, June 26, 2025, beginning a scheduled two-week visit.
- The mission followed a launch on June 25, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, after multiple delays due to technical issues and ISS leaks.
- The crew includes commander Peggy Whitson and first-time space travelers from Poland, Hungary, and India, conducting over 60 experiments related to medical and atmospheric research.
- The Dragon capsule named Grace docked at 6:31 a.m. ET, with Whitson stating ‘‘We are honored to be here’’ upon completion of docking.
- The mission focuses on promoting scientific research and global collaboration, with the crew set to return via a splashdown off the California coast, marking SpaceX’s second crew recovery operation conducted on the West Coast.
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Axiom-4 crew docks at International Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew successfully docked at the International Space Station early Thursday morning. It is the the fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS, NASA says. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the details.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft of the American company SpaceX joined the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday as part of a private mission by the Texas company Axiom Space. The ship launched to the ISS after several delays, and the crew of the Axiom-4 mission consists of a Hungarian, an Indian, a Polish and an American.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon with 4 Axiom Space astronauts docks with space station
The International Space Station got more international Thursday morning with the arrival of astronauts from three countries making their first visit to the orbiting laboratory aboard the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission flying on a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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