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<\/a><\/figure>NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of the Axiom Mission 4 private astronaut mission from the International Space Station.<\/p>\n
The four-member astronaut crew is scheduled to undock from the space-facing port of the station\u2019s Harmony module aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at approximately 7:05 a.m. EDT Monday, July 14, pending weather, to begin their return to Earth and splashdown off the coast of California.<\/p>\n
Coverage of departure operations will begin with hatch closing at 4:30 a.m. on NASA+<\/a>. Learn how to watch NASA content<\/a> through a variety of platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, ESA (European Space Agency) project astronaut S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewski of Poland, and HUNOR (Hungarian to Orbit) astronaut Tibor Kapu of Hungary, will have spent about two weeks in space at the conclusion of their mission.<\/p>\n The Dragon spacecraft will return with more than 580 pounds of cargo, including NASA hardware and data from over 60 experiments conducted throughout the mission.<\/p>\n NASA\u2019s coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):<\/p>\n Monday, July 14<\/strong><\/p>\n 4:30 a.m. \u2013 Hatch closing coverage begins on NASA+<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4:55 a.m. \u2013 Crew enters spacecraft followed by hatch closing.<\/p>\n 6:45 a.m. \u2013 Undocking coverage begins on NASA+<\/a>, Axiom Space, and SpaceX channels.<\/p>\n 7:05 a.m. \u2013 Undocking<\/p>\n NASA\u2019s coverage ends approximately 30 minutes after undocking when space station joint operations with Axiom Space and SpaceX conclude. Axiom Space will resume coverage of Dragon\u2019s re-entry and splashdown on the company\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n A collaboration between NASA and ISRO allowed Axiom Mission 4 to deliver on a commitment highlighted by President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send the first ISRO astronaut to the station. The space agencies participated in five joint science investigations<\/a> and two in-orbit science, technology, engineering, and mathematics demonstrations. NASA and ISRO have a long-standing relationship built on a shared vision to advance scientific knowledge and expand space collaboration.<\/p>\n The private mission also carried the first astronauts from Poland and Hungary to stay aboard the space station.<\/p>\n The International Space Station is a springboard for developing a low Earth orbit economy. NASA\u2019s goal is to achieve a strong economy off the Earth where the agency can purchase services as one of many customers to meet its science and research objectives in microgravity. NASA\u2019s commercial strategy for low Earth orbit provides the government with reliable and safe services at a lower cost, enabling the agency to focus on Artemis missions to the Moon in preparation for Mars while also continuing to use low Earth orbit as a training and proving ground for those deep space missions.<\/p>\n Learn more about NASA\u2019s commercial space strategy at:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-space<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Claire O\u2019Shea Anna Schneider
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
claire.a.o\u2019shea@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
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