A group of private spacefarers that includes one of NASA's most seasoned astronauts is waiting an extra 24 hours to make a short trip up to the International Space Station.
A venture known as Axiom Mission 4 was due to get off the ground on the morning of Tuesday, June 10. That was before NASA announced that the mission's launch from Florida's Space Coast in Cape Canaveral would be delayed yet again to wait out some bad weather.
In the meantime, the seven astronauts already aboard the space station orbiting about 250 miles above Earth have been diligently preparing for the new arrivals. That crew, led by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson, is now due to get off the ground no earlier than Wednesday, June 11.
Axiom Space, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is the company behind the mission, which is its latest in a series of human spaceflights in partnership with both NASA and SpaceX – the commercial spaceflight company founded by billionaire Elon Musk. The mission – also known as Ax-4 – represents the fourth time in about three years that a crew has ventured to the space station for a private two-week research mission.
Here's everything to know about Axiom Space's fourth crewed mission to the International Space Station.
