Axiom Mission 4
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Names | Ax-4 |
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Mission type | Private spaceflight to the ISS |
Operator | |
Mission duration | 14–21 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Crew | |
Crew size | 4 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | Spring 2025 (planned) |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A or Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Recovered by | MV Megan or MV Shannon |
Landing site | Pacific Ocean (planned) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
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 launch no earlier than Spring 2025 and last about 14 days. It will be operated by Axiom Space and use a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.[1][2][3]
The flight will take off from Kennedy Space Center LC-39A in Florida on a Falcon 9 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.[4]
Crew
[edit]The flight crew will include veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson, ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański, and Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu.[5]
Position[6] | Astronaut | |
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Commander | Peggy Whitson, Axiom Space Fifth spaceflight | |
Pilot | Shubhanshu Shukla, ISRO First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | Sławosz Uznański, ESA/POLSA First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 2 | Tibor Kapu, Hungary First spaceflight |
Position | Astronaut | |
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Commander | / Michael López-Alegría, Axiom Space | |
Pilot | Prasanth Nair, ISRO | |
Mission Specialist 2 | Gyula Cserényi, Hungary |
References
[edit]- ^ @NASASpaceOps (9 August 2024). "Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the fourth private astronaut mission to the @Space_Station, now is targeted to launch no earlier than Spring 2025 from @NASAKennedy in Florida" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to International Space Station". Axiom Space. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Josh Dinner (4 August 2023). "NASA and Axiom Space sign-on for 4th private astronaut mission to space station". Space.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Another Private Space Mission in 2024 - NASA". Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (5 August 2024). "Hungary and Poland to join India on Ax-4". SpaceNews. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Axiom Mission 4 to ISS will include India, Poland, Hungary". Axiom Space (Press release). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.