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Launch of Axiom Mission 4 with Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski

Watch the launch of ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). The mission is called Ignis. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off...

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Live coverage: Commercial space station crew launch aboard new SpaceX Dragon

Axiom Space will launch its fourth crew of astronauts to the International Space Station on a mission dubbed Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Ke...

🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Crewed Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)

Ax-4 is Axiom Space's fourth private crew rotation to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The crew is composed of commander Peggy Whitson (former NASA astronaut), S...

Axiom Mission 4 Launches to the International Space Station

Coverage of the SpaceX/Axiom-4 Mission Launch to the International Space Station (Launch scheduled at 2:31 a.m. EDT).

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Axiom Space Mission 4

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Tourism

Low Earth Orbit Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA Probability: 90%
B1094 - Landing Zone 1

This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a professionally trained commander alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.

Telemetry

Launch trajectory and telemetry simulations provided by Flight Club - a rocket launch simulator and orbital trajectory visualiser for all things space!

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • June 25, 2025, 6:51 a.m.

Launch success, spacecraft in orbit and functioning.


hitura-nobad • June 25, 2025, 6:32 a.m.

Liftoff!


Cosmic_Penguin • June 24, 2025, 11:32 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Cosmic_Penguin • June 24, 2025, 12:46 a.m.

Confirmed go for launch on June 25.


Cosmic_Penguin • June 23, 2025, 11:21 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Falcon 9

Family:
Configuration: Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1094

Status: Active


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: April 29, 2025
Last Flight: September 14, 2025
Flights: 4
Landings Attempted: 4
Landings Successful: 4
Previous B1094 Flights

Landing Information

The Falcon 9 first stage B1094 has landed back at the launch site after its 2nd flight.

Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 1.

Crew Dragon Grace


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 4 Crew Capacity: 4 Payload Capacity: 6000 kg
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: C213

Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Axiom-4.

Crew Dragon 2 Details

Crew


Peggy Whitson

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( AXS )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Feb. 9, 1960
Age: 65

Shubhanshu Shukla

Pilot - configurations.Country.None - ( ISRO )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Oct. 10, 1985
Age: 40

Sławosz Uznański

Mission Specialist - configurations.Country.None - ( ESA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: April 12, 1984
Age: 41

Tibor Kapu

Mission Specialist - configurations.Country.None - ( )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Nov. 5, 1991
Age: 33

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CEO: Elon Musk Founded: 2002 Successes: 577 Failures: 15 Pending: 122

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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