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RSVP to join the pre-launch press conference following the Launch Readiness Review

�����о��� has set the live mission coverage schedule for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the company’s fourth commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

The Ax-4 crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 10 at 8:22 a.m. ET. The crew will dock to the space station on June 11 at approximately 12:30 p.m. ET. Once docked, the Ax-4 astronauts will spend about 14 days aboard the space station conducting microgravity research, technology demonstrations, and outreach events.

The Ax-4 crewmembers are Commander Peggy Whitson of the U.S., Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. Ax-4 will be the first time astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary conduct a mission on board the International Space Station. For each of these countries, this mission will realize the return to human spaceflight, as they launch national astronauts for the first time in more than 40 years.

Ax-4 Pre-Launch Press Conference
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������� will hold a virtual press conference at 6:00 p.m. ET on Monday, June 9, following the Launch Readiness Review (LRR), which evaluates the Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft, mission hardware, and readiness for launch.

Participants will include:

• Allen Flynt, Chief of Mission Services, �����о���
• Dana Weigel, Manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
• William Gerstenmaier, Vice President, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX
• Arlena Moses, Launch Weather Officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force

To join the teleconference, media must register with ������� by 12 p.m., Sunday, June 8. Register here for the LRR press conference:

Coverage of the Ax-4 mission will be available as follows (all times Eastern):
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Launch Webcast Begins

Tuesday, June 10
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6:15 a.m. – Launch coverage begins on �����о��� and SpaceX channels
7:25 a.m. – Launch coverage begins on NASA+
8:22 a.m. – Launch

The webcast will follow the journey of the Ax-4 crew as they prepare to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, June 10 at 8:22 a.m. ET. The webcast will continue until roughly 20 minutes after launch with stunning views of the spacecraft traveling to the International Space Station. Watch live at

Dragon In-Flight Event

TBD (will confirm no later than 15 minutes prior to the event start time)

Pending crew schedule and ground station coverage, the Ax-4 crew will participate in an in-flight event from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Watch live at .

Docking Coverage

Wednesday, June 11
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10:30 a.m. (approximately) – Arrival coverage begins jointly on �����о���, NASA+, and SpaceX channels
12:30 p.m. (approximately)– Docking to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module

The Ax-4 live webcast will begin approximately two hours in advance of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docking with the International Space Station. Watch the crew arrive at the space station live on , NASA+, and SpaceX. The Ax-4 webcast will cover events as the crew docks to the International Space Station and is greeted by NASA’s Expedition Crew for the welcome ceremony. This will begin their 14-day mission on the orbiting laboratory conducting microgravity research, technology demonstrations, and outreach engagements.  

This advisory will be updated online as more information becomes available.

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