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SpaceX Launches Axiom Mission 4, Sending First Indian, Polish and Hungarian Astronauts to ISS in 40 Years

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted an Axiom Crew Dragon into orbit June 25, powering the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The flight, delayed by a liquid oxygen leak, carries Peggy Whitson and the first ISS travellers from India, Poland and Hungary in over four decades.

2025-06-24T23:59:35.425004-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Axiom Mission 4 Dragon Splashes Down, Wrapping First Private Indian, Polish and Hungarian ISS Visits

2025-07-15T04:13:14.110031-07:00

m.economictimes.com

Axiom-4 Crew Dragon Undocks, Returns Shubhanshu Shukla After Completing Seven Microgravity Experiments

2025-07-13T21:01:44.457201-07:00

Reuters

Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth

2025-07-14T13:47:00.014284-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight

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Artemis lunar suits tested as aging ISS EVA gear shows its age Prototype Artemis lunar-surface spacesuits are undergoing mobility and life‑support testing as existing extravehicular suits aboard the ISS show increasing wear. The evaluations aim to validate EVA performance and long‑duration reliability required for surface operations and integration with Artemis III lunar‑landing preparations.

2025-10-29T16:31:17.595327-07:00

Artemis lunar suits tested as aging ISS EVA gear shows its age

SpaceNews.com

Axiom Space replaces CEO after less than six months, raising questions about commercial station program Axiom Space has replaced its chief executive after less than six months in the role. The abrupt leadership change spotlights governance and execution risks for the company's commercial space-station program and will sharpen scrutiny from partners, investors and regulators.

2025-10-15T20:00:03.314367-07:00

Axiom Space replaces CEO after less than six months, raising questions about commercial station program

Space.com

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NASA to deorbit International Space Station in 2030, accelerating shift to commercial LEO stations NASA will deorbit the International Space Station in 2030, driving the complex into a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. The agency says retirement will accelerate a planned transition to commercially operated low‑Earth‑orbit stations, shifting program responsibilities and industry opportunity to private operators.

2025-10-13T10:04:59.589163-07:00

NASA to deorbit International Space Station in 2030, accelerating shift to commercial LEO stations

Spaceflight Now

Axiom names Portuguese physiologist Emiliano Ventura as first 'Project Astronaut' ahead of commercial station launch Axiom Space named Portuguese physiologist Emiliano Ventura as the inaugural 'Project Astronaut' at the 2025 IAC, establishing a formal crew‑training pathway as the company prepares to launch the first module of its commercial space station as soon as next year.

2025-09-30T01:42:04.370472-07:00

Axiom names Portuguese physiologist Emiliano Ventura as first 'Project Astronaut' ahead of commercial station launch

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Redwire to supply solar arrays for Axiom's first commercial space station module Axiom Space has awarded Redwire a contract to supply solar arrays for the first module of its planned commercial space station. The contract provides the primary power-generation hardware for Axiom’s initial station module as the company advances development of privately operated low‑Earth‑orbit infrastructure.

2025-09-25T04:36:20.158313-07:00

Redwire to supply solar arrays for Axiom's first commercial space station module

Payload

Axiom launches 15‑member Global University Alliance to scale microgravity research for commercial stations Axiom Space has launched the Axiom Space University Alliance, a 15‑institution global consortium designed to expand microgravity science and give universities greater access as operations shift from government platforms to commercial space stations. The initiative invites international partners, including Indian universities, to collaborate on research and payloads.

2025-09-18T06:04:29.525287-07:00

Axiom launches 15‑member Global University Alliance to scale microgravity research for commercial stations

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Axiom to use the ISS as foundation for a commercial 'Axiom Station' Axiom Space will repurpose modules of the International Space Station as the foundation for its commercial Axiom Station, marking a formal step toward a privately operated successor to NASA's ISS. The plan seeks to transition existing on-orbit infrastructure into the first modules of a standalone commercial outpost.

2025-09-04T08:11:17.249671-07:00

Axiom to use the ISS as foundation for a commercial 'Axiom Station'

Aviation Week

Axiom Space Completes First Phase of Artemis III Lunar Suit Testing Axiom Space has delivered and validated the first prototype of NASA’s Artemis III lunar surface spacesuit, concluding initial mobility and life-support evaluations ahead of the crewed moon landing slated for mid-2027. This milestone marks a critical step toward the first post-Apollo human return to the lunar surface.

2025-08-14T01:32:02.874493-07:00

Axiom Space Completes First Phase of Artemis III Lunar Suit Testing

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