Space
Axiom Mission 4
▪ The Axiom Space mission has been postponed due to the need to repair an oxygen leak in the rocket.
About Axiom Mission 4
▪ Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) is the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), organized by Axiom Space in collaboration with NASA, SpaceX, and ISRO.
Objectives:
▪ Enable commercial activities in low Earth orbit, including space tourism and private research.
▪ Demonstrate the feasibility of commercial space stations as platforms for business and science.
▪ Strengthen international collaboration in space exploration.
▪ Conduct scientific experiments in microgravity, focusing on materials science, biology, Earth
observation, and life sciences.
Crew (4 total):
✓ Peggy Whitson (USA)
✓ Shubhanshu Shukla (India)
✓ Sławosz Uznański‑Wiśniewski (Poland)
✓ Mission Specialist: Tibor Kapu (Hungary).
