Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson Shares Photos | International Space Station

Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson Shares Photos | International Space Station

Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson: "There are no bad views from the International Space Station."

Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson: "Say Cheese. What should I photograph next?"

Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson: "Today's view from the International Space Station. Earth is absolutely stunning!"

Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson: "I've missed this view!"

Peggy Whitson is the commander of the the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4.

Peggy Whitson (United States) Biography
https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/peggy-whitson

Former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, and astronaut Tibor Kapu of Hungary have been aboard the International Space Station after launching June 25, 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for Axiom Mission 4.

The private astronauts are spending about two weeks aboard the orbiting laboratory, conducting a mission of science, outreach, and commercial activities.

The Ax-4 Mission “realizes the return” to human spaceflight for India, Poland, and Hungary, with each nation’s first government-sponsored flight in more than 40 years. While Ax-4 marks these countries' second human spaceflight mission in history, it is the first time all three nations will execute a mission on board the International Space Station.

The Ax-4 research complement includes around 60 scientific studies and activities representing 31 countries, including the U.S., India, Poland, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Nigeria, UAE, and nations across Europe.

Learn more about Ax-4: 
https://www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax4

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credit: Axiom Space/Peggy Whitson

Capture Dates: June 27- July 6, 2025

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