Indian, Hungarian, Polish Astronauts Launch to Join The ISS for the First Time

Houston-based Axiom Space has launched four astronauts to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule. What makes this launch special is that its crew is made up of Hungarian, Polish, and Indian astronauts. This is the first time any of these countries have conducted a government-sponsored manned space mission in the past 40 years and the first time ever they've been sent to the International Space Station.

The launch faced several delays due to high altitude winds and a leaky module on the ISS, with its original June 11 pushed back two weeks to confirm everything was safe. Once all was well, though, the launch was approved, and at 3:21 a.m. ET, the Falcon 9 took off and ultimately deployed its human cargo into orbit a few minutes later.

Although the crew is predominantly new to space-bound missions, it's headed by experienced NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson ...