How to watch the Axiom Mission 4 astronauts reach the ISS

A new Dragon spacecraft launched on top of a Falcon 9 rocket at 2:31AM Eastern time on June 25, 2025 to take the four astronauts of Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station. It's the second Axiom mission that's been sponsored in part by national governments, with the country and space organization of each participant contributing to mission costs. Former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson serves as the mission commander, while Indian Space Research Organisation astonaut Shubhanshu Shukla is the mission pilot. ESA astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of the Hungarian Space Office join them as mission specialists.

Nothing like a liftoff 🚀@Axiom_Space's #Ax4 mission, riding atop a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launched from @NASAKennedy at 2:31am ET (0631 UTC). pic.twitter.com/RuvVZ9shT6

— NASA (@NASA) June 25, 2025

Axiom Mission 4 marks the return to space of the four aforementioned ...