Axiom Mission 4
| Names | Ax-4 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Private spaceflight to the ISS |
| Operator | Axiom Space |
| Mission duration | 14-21 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 2024 (planned) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony Forward or zenith |
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 will be operated by Axiom Space and use a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.[1][2]
The flight will take off from the LC-39 A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, using Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket.
The flight is organized 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
[edit]The flight crew will include veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson and three more astronauts. The team is expected to include a Polish astronaut, revealed to be Sławosz Uznański.[4] Along with them a Hungarian astronaut, Tibor Kapu was also added to the list of crew.[5] And there were a lot of reports around an Indian astronaut going to the International Space Station. It was later revealed to be wing commander Shubhanshu Shukla.[6]
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft commander |  Peggy Whitson, Axiom SpaceFifth spaceflight | |
| Pilot |  Shubhanshu Shukla, ISROFirst spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 |  Sławosz Uznański, POLSA/ESAFirst spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 |  Tibor Kapu, HUNORFirst spaceflight | |
Along with the Prime Crew of 4. A back up crew of 3 come from Axiom Space, ISRO, and the Hungarian Space Agency, HUNOR.
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft commander | Michael López-Alegría, Axiom Space
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| Pilot | Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, ISRO
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| Mission Specialist 2 | Gyula Cserényi, HUNOR
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References
[edit]- ^ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to International Space Station". Axiom Space. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Another Private Space Mission in 2024 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Axiom finalizing agreements for private astronaut mission to space station – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kolejny etap szkolenia Polaka do misji na ISS - POLSA - Polska Agencja Kosmiczna" (in Polish). 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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