<ul><li>Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission, launched on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, will carry a historic international crew to the International Space Station (ISS) for a 14-day mission focused on groundbreaking microgravity research.</li><li>The Ax-4 crew will include Commander Peggy Whitson from the United States, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, and mission specialists from Poland, the European Space Agency, and Hungary, marking a historic return to human spaceflight for these nations.</li><li>The Ax-4 mission's research portfolio will include 60 scientific studies from 31 countries, focusing on human research, Earth observation, life sciences, and material sciences, with key investigations on insulin-dependent diabetes, microgravity's impact on the brain, cancer growth, blood stem cells, and more.</li><li>Axiom Space's partnerships with research organizations aim to deepen understanding of spaceflight's effects on the human body, with potential applications for Earth-based healthcare, highlighting SpaceX's pivotal role in commercial spaceflight and scientific discovery.</li></ul>

SpaceX Dragon to carry Axiom’s Ax-4 crew for ISS research

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