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Axiom Mission 4 (or Ax-4) is a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The flight will be launched in October 2024 and will last 14 days. It is operated by Axiom Space and used a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.[1][2]

The flight will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, using the Falcon 9 launcher.

The flight is in collaboration with NASA and will be the fourth flight of Axiom Space after Axiom Mission 1, Axiom Mission 2 and Axiom Mission 3.[3]

Crew

The flight crew will include veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson and three more astronauts. The team is expected to include an Indian astronaut[4], a Polish astronaut[5], and a Hungarian astronaut[6]. However, some later media reports stated that at least two Indian Astronauts would take part in the flight.[7]

Prime crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Peggy Whitson, Axiom Space
Fifth spaceflight
Pilot India TBA, ISRO
Mission Specialist 1 Poland Sławosz Uznański, POLSA/ESA
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Hungary Tibor Kapu, HUNOR
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Michael López-Alegría, Axiom Space
Mission Specialist 1 India TBA, ISRO
Mission Specialist 2 Hungary Gyula Cserényi, HUNOR

References

  1. ^ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to International Space Station". Axiom Space. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ^ Josh Dinner (2023-08-04). "NASA and Axiom Space sign-on for 4th private astronaut mission to space station". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  3. ^ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Another Private Space Mission in 2024 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ^ "PM Modi reveals names of 4 Gaganyaan mission astronauts". Indian Express. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. ^ "Axiom finalizing agreements for private astronaut mission to space station – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. ^ Bence, Szabó (2024-07-23). "Megvan a megállapodás: az Axiom-4 misszióval indul a következő magyar űrhajós". Spacejunkie.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  7. ^ "2 Gaganyaan astronauts to go to ISS aboard the Axiom-4 mission". The Indian Express. 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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