SOURCE: AFI
Peggy Whitson, a renowned American astronaut, has expressed her excitement about commanding her second commercial human spaceflight mission with Axiom Space. In her recent social media posts, she highlighted the cultural diversity of the crew and emphasized the mission’s significance in fostering international collaboration and advancing scientific knowledge.
The upcoming Ax4 mission, a joint venture between Axiom Space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Hungary, and Poland, will mark a significant milestone in space exploration. The mission will send three national astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), including Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from India, who has been selected as the prime astronaut.
Uznanski, an European Space Agency project astronaut, will serve as a mission specialist under Whitson’s command, while Tibor Kapu from Hungary will also join the crew as a mission specialist.
Whitson’s previous missions have paved the way for future space exploration endeavors. With Ax4, she aims to further expand humanity’s reach among the stars by bringing even more nations to low-Earth orbit. The mission’s diverse crew composition underscores the importance of international cooperation in space exploration and the potential for groundbreaking scientific discoveries.