Hungary and Poland to join India on Ax-4Jeff Foust August 5, 2024
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station during Axiom Space's Ax-2 private astronaut mission in May 2023. Credit: NASALOGAN, Utah — Astronauts from Hungary and Poland will fly alongside an Indian astronaut on Axiom Space’s next private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. (...)
The two mission specialists for Ax-4 are Sławosz Uznański of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary. Uznański is a European Space Agency reserve astronaut selected in 2022, eligible for specific missions like this. Poland announced in August 2023 that it, in cooperation with ESA, signed an agreement to fly an astronaut on a private mission. Sweden signed a similar agreement earlier in 2023 and flew its ESA reserve astronaut, Marcus Wandt, on the Ax-3 mission early this year. (...)
Absent from the announcement was a date for Ax-4. NASA is holding a launch date of as soon as November for the mission, the agency said at a recent briefing, but a slip to at least early 2025 is considered likely. (...)
https://spacenews.com/hungary-and-poland-to-join-india-on-ax-4/Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut crew named, begins training in HoustonAugust 5, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith [SFN]
The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured docked to the space-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module. Dragon Freedom carried four Axiom Mission-2 astronauts to the orbital lab on May 22, 2023, including Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi. Image: NASAThe full crew of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station was announced on Monday as they officially began training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. (...)
The Polish government is sponsoring the seat of Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański with support from the European Space Agency (ESA), the Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technology (MRiT) and the Polish Space Agency (POLSA).
He will become the second so-called “project astronaut” to fly to space, following Marcus Wandt’s journey to the orbiting outpost during the Ax-3 mission. ESA defines this as those who are “hired as ESA staff on a fixed-term contract and have posts that are linked to a specific flight or project… The length of a project astronaut’s contract is directly connected to the duration of their mission.”
“ESA is continuing to support its Member States with exploration though commercial access to space. With the upcoming Axiom 4 mission, ESA is working closely with Poland and helping drive forward technological advancements, highlighting Poland’s capabilities in space exploration and is a crucial step in advancing its technological expertise” said Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA’s Director of Human and Robotic Exploration.
40-year comebacksThe launch of Shukla, Uznański and Kapu mark milestone returns to space for their respective countries after more than 40 years each. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/08/05/axiom-spaces-fourth-private-astronaut-crew-named-begin-training-in-houston/40 years after astronaut Rakesh Sharma, Shubhanshu Shukla is the first Indian to travel to space: Here's how is gearing up for ISS
40 years after astronaut Rakesh Sharma, Shubhanshu Shukla is the first Indian to travel to space: Here's how is gearing up for ISSIn a monumental step for India's space program, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will pilot the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025, TOI has reported.
This mission will mark India's first human presence aboard the ISS and its second government-sponsored human spaceflight in more than four decades, following Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma's 1984 mission with the Soviet Union.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/40-years-after-astronaut-rakesh-sharma-shubhanshu-shukla-is-the-first-indian-to-travel-to-space-here-s-how-is-gearing-up-for-iss/ar-AA1qU32K#This billionaire’s startup wanted to build a space station. Now it can barely pay its billsBy Jeremy Bogaisky Published on September 18, 2024
With SpaceX and NASA as partners, Axiom pioneered commercial space flight to the International Space Station. Its next act was to be a commercial space station of its own. But missteps, dire financials and delays have sent it spiralling out of trajectory.Axiom Space, a startup cofounded by billionaire Kam Ghaffarian, has a lofty goal: to build private space stations that allow humans to live and work off-planet en masse.
But lately the Houston-based company has been grappling with a more earthly concern — a struggle for survival. According to internal documents, seven former employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to nondisclosure agreements, and space industry experts, a severe cash crunch, business challenges and a cold reception to its latest fundraising efforts have hamstrung Axiom and led to extensive layoffs and pay cuts. (...)
https://www.forbes.com.au/news/leadership/space-startup-axiom-can-barely-pay-its-bills/ISRO, ESA collaborate on Axiom-4, research experimentsDec 21, 2024
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