Axiom Mission 4
Private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station in 2025 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station in 2025 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Axiom Mission 4 (or Ax-4) is a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The flight will be launched no earlier than Spring 2025 and will last 14 days. It will be operated by Axiom Space and use a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.[1][2][3]
![]() Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS. | |
Names | Ax-4 |
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Mission type | Private spaceflight to the ISS |
Operator | |
Mission duration | 14–21 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Endurance |
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 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Harmony forward or zenith |
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]
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 | ![]() Fifth spaceflight | |
Pilot | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 2 | ![]() First spaceflight |
Position | Astronaut | |
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Commander | ![]() ![]() | |
Pilot | ![]() | |
Mission Specialist 2 | ![]() |
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