SpaceX launches Ax-4 commercial crew to space station led by Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut

Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut, is leading an international crew of first-time fliers from India, Poland and Hungary on a privately-financed flight to the International Space Station — the fourth non-government mission mounted by Houston-based Axiom Space. Strapped into a new, as-yet-unnamed SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule making its maiden flight, the crew blasted off…

Meet the Indian designer embedding ‘India’s fingerprint in space’ with Axiom-4 mission badge for Shubhanshu Shukla | – The Times of India

India’s growing ambitions in space will soon be represented not just through technological feats, but also a powerful symbol of cultural pride. As Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla prepares for his journey aboard the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, he will wear a specially designed mission badge crafted by Indian designer Manish Tripathi. This…

Ax-4: All eyes on weather, SpaceX fixing minor rocket snags – The Times of India

From left to right: Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland (ESA), former Nasa astronaut Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla of ISRO (India), and Tibor Kapu of Hungary. (Image: PTI) TITUSVILLE: As SpaceX prepares for the Ax-4 mission on the revised launch date of June 11, launch weather remains a key variable with all partners — Axiom Space, SpaceX…