Ax-4 Crew Launched Aboard Spacecraft: Shubhanshu Shukla India’s 2nd Astronaut

The Ax-4 crew includes members from India, Poland, and Hungary, marking each nation’s first mission to the space station in history and second government-sponsored human spaceflight mission in over 40 years.

The Axiom Mission 4 crew

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Mumbai, June 25, 2025: The Ax-4 crew launched aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from LC-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on June 25 at 2:31 a.m. ET. 

Shubhanshu Shukla is India’s second national astronaut to go to space since 1984.

Shubhanshu Shukla is India’s second national astronaut to go to space since 1984.

The Ax-4 crew includes members from India, Poland, and Hungary, marking each nation’s first mission to the space station in history and second government-sponsored human spaceflight mission in over 40 years.  

This historic mission underscores how Axiom Space is redefining the pathway to low-Earth orbit and elevating national space programs globally.

• Shubhanshu Shukla is India’s second national astronaut to go to space since 1984.
• Sławosz Uznański, European Space Agency (ESA) project astronaut, are the second Polish astronaut since 1978.
• Tibor Kapu is the second national Hungarian astronaut since 1980.
• Peggy Whitson is commanding her second commercial human spaceflight mission, adding to her standing record for the longest cumulative time in space by an American astronaut.
• Ax-4 is the second commercial spaceflight mission made up of government and ESA-sponsored national astronauts.
• The Ax-4 mission stands as a beacon of opportunity for India, Poland, and Hungary, each poised to leverage this mission to advance their national space programs.