Expected Poor Weather Delays AX-4 Launch Until June 11

From left, Axiom Mission 4 crew members Tibor Kapu of Hungary, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland. Credit: SpaceX
Axiom Mission 4 crewmembers, from left, Tibor Kapu of Hungary, Space Research Organization astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and  European Space Agency astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland.
 
Credit: SpaceX
HOUSTON—The launch of Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed until no earlier than June 11 due to expected poor weather. The lofting of the four-person AX-4 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida had...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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