{"id":217400,"date":"2025-05-15T05:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=ed0cd7697cff85cab8352c78428be669"},"modified":"2025-05-15T05:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:09:20","slug":"nasa-to-participate-in-next-private-astronaut-mission-teleconference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=217400","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewski of Poland, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png 2501w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=2048,1151 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ax4-axiom-announcementportraits-prime-20240904-0002-2501x1406-e6b89ea.png?resize=2000,1124 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewski of Poland, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: Axiom Space<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA will join a media teleconference hosted by Axiom Space at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 20, to discuss the launch of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>Briefing participants include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA<\/li>\n<li>Allen Flynt, chief of mission services, Axiom Space<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX<\/li>\n<li>Sergio Palumberi, mission manager, ESA (European Space Agency)<\/li>\n<li>Aleksandra Buka\u0142a, project manager, head of strategy and international cooperation, POLSA (Polish Space Agency)<\/li>\n<li>Orsolya Ferencz, ministerial commissioner of space research, HUNOR (Hungarian to Orbit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To join the call, media must register with Axiom Space by 12 p.m., Monday, May 19, at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/437SAAh\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/437SAAh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ax-4 launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted no earlier than 9:11 a.m., Sunday, June 8, from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>During the mission aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/\">space station<\/a>, a four-person multi-national crew will complete about 60 research experiments developed for microgravity in collaboration with organizations across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space, will command the commercial mission, while ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists are ESA project astronaut S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>The first private astronaut mission to the station, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/axiom-private-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station\/\">Axiom Mission 1<\/a>, lifted off in April 2022 for a 17-day mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. The second private astronaut mission to the station, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/axiom-space-private-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station\/\">Axiom Mission 2<\/a>, also was commanded by Whitson and launched in May 2023 for eight days in orbit. The most recent private astronaut mission, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/axiom-mission-3-launches-to-the-international-space-station\/\">Axiom Mission 3<\/a>, launched in January 2024; the crew spent 18 days docked to the space station.<\/p>\n<p>The International Space Station is a springboard for developing a low Earth economy. NASA\u2019s goal is to achieve a strong economy off the Earth where the agency can purchase services as one of many customers to meet its science and research objectives in microgravity. NASA\u2019s commercial strategy for low Earth orbit provides the government with reliable and safe services at a lower cost, enabling the agency to focus on Artemis missions to the Moon in preparation for Mars while also continuing to use low Earth orbit as a training and proving ground for those deep space missions.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about NASA\u2019s commercial space strategy at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-space\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-space<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n<p>Claire O\u2019Shea<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-1100<br \/><a href=\"mailto:claire.a.o%E2%80%99shea@nasa.gov\">claire.a.o\u2019shea@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna Schneider<br \/>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>281-483-5111<br \/><a href=\"mailto:anna.c.schneider@nasa.gov\">anna.c.schneider@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alexis DeJarnette<br \/>Axiom Space, Houston<br \/><a 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