Summary
Four astronauts on Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule, landing in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. Over their 20-day mission, they conducted scientific work on the International Space Station.
Key Facts
- The Ax-4 mission was a private mission led by Axiom Space.
- Four astronauts participated: Peggy Whitson (U.S.), Shubhanshu Shukla (India), Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (Poland), and Tibor Kapu (Hungary).
- The crew spent 18 days on the International Space Station.
- They completed around 60 scientific experiments and research studies.
- The mission marked the first time in decades that India, Poland, and Hungary sent national astronauts to space.
- The crew flew in a new SpaceX capsule called Grace.
- Peggy Whitson increased her total time in space to 695 days, setting a record for a U.S. astronaut.
- This was the 18th human spaceflight launched by SpaceX.
