Axiom Mission 4 crew members which includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Indian Space Research Organization astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and mission specialists European Space Agency project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary docked to the zenith port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station June 26 following a launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida June 25. Following docking, the crew opened the hatch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and floated aboard the International Space Station where they were greeted by members of the Expedition 73 crew. The four private crew members will conduct a mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory on the fourth private astronaut mission as part of NASA’s effort to open to space to more commercial activities. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars -- discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox. Subscribe at: https://www.nasa.gov/subscribe
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