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Axiom Space held a virtual mission overview press conference for the upcoming Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) with leaders from NASA, SpaceX, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the three nations flying on Ax-4 – India, Poland, and Hungary. The press conference officially kicked off major media efforts leading up to the Ax-4 launch, which is targeted for no earlier than 9:11 a.m., Sunday, June 8.

Ax-4 represents a pivotal moment in the growth of commercial human spaceflight. For the first time in history, astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary will fly together to the International Space 91³Ô¹ÏÍø as part of a government-sponsored mission — with each nation returning to human spaceflight after more than four decades.

The Ax-4 crewmembers are Commander Peggy Whitson of the U.S., Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Mission Specialist SÅ‚awosz UznaÅ„ski-WiÅ›niewski of Poland, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Ax-4 crew aboard a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space 91³Ô¹ÏÍø from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Participants included:

• Allen Flynt, Chief of Mission Services, Axiom Space
• Dana Weigel, Manager, International Space 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Program, NASA
• Sarah Walker, Director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
• Sudeesh Balan, Project Director, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
• Sergio Palumberi, Mission Manager, ESA
• Aleksandra BukaÅ‚a, Project Manager, Head of Strategy and International Cooperation, Polish Space Agency (POLSA)
• Dr. Orsolya Ferencz, Ministerial Commissioner of Space Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary