Exciting Update: SpaceX Ax-4 Mission Set for Launch and Return
If Ax-4 launches on time Tuesday, the mission will arrive at the ISS on Wednesday (June 11) at around 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT). The Ax-4 astronauts will spend about two weeks living and working on the International Space Station. The launch could happen as early as the morning of Tuesday, June 10, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Those watching from home will have plenty of options to catch a livestream of the spaceflight. NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:22 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 10, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4.
This shift allows teams to account for predicted inclement weather during the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft transport in addition to completing final processing of the spacecraft. The historic Axiom-4 (AX-4) private spaceflight mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, June 10, at 8:22 a.m. EDT (5:52 p.m. IST) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will carry four astronauts from four different countries.
Axiom Mission 4, launching June 10, will send four astronauts to the ISS, including former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. The mission marks the return to space for astronauts representing India. Tuesday, June 10 6:15 a.m. – Launch coverage begins on Axiom Space 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.
Houston-based Axiom Space is on the cusp of launching its fourth private astronaut mission, Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), to the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone in the commercialization of space exploration. Scheduled for liftoff no earlier than June 10, 2025, at 8:22 a…
June 10, 2025 7:25 am Coverage of the Launch of the SpaceX/Axiom-4 Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station (Launch scheduled at 8:22 a.m. EDT). The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) private astronaut mission is scheduled to launch on June 10, 2025 at 8:22 am ET. If launch takes place as planned, the four-person crew will dock at the International Space Station on June 11 at approximately 12:30 pm ET. Arrival coverage by SpaceX and NASA begins at 10:30 am ET and continues through docking, hatch opening…
