Ax-4 launches to the ISS with astronauts from the US, India, Poland and Hungary

Axiom Space/Axiom Station

Axiom Mission 4 launched on June 25 with a crew of four astronauts including Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu. The 18-day mission conducted around 60 scientific studies representing 31 countries, demonstrating the viability of national astronaut programs flying on commercial missions.

• Crew: Whitson (USA, commander), Shukla (India, pilot), Uznański-Wiśniewski (Poland), Kapu (Hungary).
• Mission duration 18 days covering 320 orbits; ~60 scientific activities across human physiology, life sciences, materials, and Earth observation.
• Research included microgravity muscle adaptation, cancer cell behavior, seed germination, and psychological studies.
• 23 outreach events; student experiments from Brazil and Nigeria; demonstrations in Hungary and India schools.