{"id":13978,"date":"2025-06-26T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/axiom-mission-4-astronauts-enter-station-begin-research-mission\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:40:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:40:01","slug":"axiom-mission-4-astronauts-enter-station-begin-research-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/axiom-mission-4-astronauts-enter-station-begin-research-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Axiom Mission 4 Astronauts Enter Station, Begin Research Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Axiom Mission 4 Astronauts Enter Station, Begin Research Mission<\/h2>\n

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The Axiom Mission 4 crew gathers inside the International Space Station\u2019s Harmony module shortly after docking aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. From left are, Mission Specialist S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewski, Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu.<\/div>\n
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At 8:14 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the hatch opened between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station following the arrival of Axiom Mission 4. NASA\u2019s live coverage will continue through welcome remarks from the crew.<\/p>\n

The spacecraft docked at 6:31 a.m. to the space-facing port of the space station\u2019s Harmony module.<\/p>\n

Former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewski of Poland, and Tibor Kapu of Hungary now are aboard the space station after launching at 2:31 a.m. on June 25, on the company\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4.<\/p>\n

The private astronauts plan to spend about two weeks aboard the orbiting laboratory, conducting a mission of science, outreach, and commercial activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Learn more about station activities by following the <\/em>space station blog<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>@space_station<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>@ISS_Research<\/em><\/a> on X, as well as the <\/em>ISS Facebook<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>ISS Instagram<\/em><\/a> accounts.<\/em><\/p>\n

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At 8:14 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the hatch opened between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station following the arrival of Axiom Mission 4. NASA\u2019s live coverage will continue through welcome remarks from the crew. Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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