iss073e0252954 (June 28, 2025) --- Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) Commander and veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson assists Ax-4 Mission Specialist Shubhanshu Shukla from ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) during his research work inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. Shukla was using Kibo's Life Science Glovebox studying how to improve muscle regeneration in microgravity and maintain a crew member's muscle health during spaceflight.
Axiom Mission 4 astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shubhanshu Shukla
iss073e0252429 (June 28, 2025) --- ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) astronaut and Axiom Mission 4 Mission Specialist Shubhanshu Shukla poses for a portrait aboard the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module during a space-to-ground conference with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
Axiom Mission 4 Mission Specialist Shubhanshu Shukla poses for a portrait
Axiom Mission 4 astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is seen on a television monitor during a panel discussion moderated by NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at residence of the Ambassador of India in Washington. NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Nick Hague and Butch Wilmore, also in attendance, served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 72 Crew attend event at Indian Ambassadors’ Residen
NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore, left, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, along with Axiom Mission 4 astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla via remote, participate in a panel discussion moderated by NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails, right, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at residence of the Ambassador of India in Washington. Williams, Hague and Wilmore served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 72 Crew attend event at Indian Ambassadors’ Residen
NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore, left, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, along with Axiom Mission 4 astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla via remote, participate in a panel discussion moderated by NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails, right, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at residence of the Ambassador of India in Washington. Williams, Hague and Wilmore served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 72 Crew attend event at Indian Ambassadors’ Residen
NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore, left, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, along with Axiom Mission 4 astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla via remote, participate in a panel discussion moderated by NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails, right, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at residence of the Ambassador of India in Washington. Williams, Hague and Wilmore served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 72 Crew attend event at Indian Ambassadors’ Residen
iss073e0249461 (June 26, 2025) --- The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) and Expedition 73 crews join each other for a group portrait inside the International Space Station's Harmony module. In the front row (from left) are, Ax-4 crewmates Tibor Kapu, Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, and Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski with Expedition 73 crewmates Anne McClain and Takuya Onishi. In the rear are, Expedition 73 crewmates Alexey Zubritsky, Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Jonny Kim, and Nichole Ayers.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew
iss073e0252473 (June 28, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim (back to camera) joins Axiom Mission 4 crew members (clockwise from top left) Tibor Kapu from Hungary, Peggy Whitson from the U.S., and Shubhanshu Shukla from India for lunch inside the galley of the International Space Station's Unity module.
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim joins Axiom Mission 4 crew members for lunch
iss073e0249492 (June 26, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew from Axiom Space approaches the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 268 miles above a cloudy southern Indian Ocean. Commanding Ax-4 inside Dragon was veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson leading Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. Dragon would dock later to the orbital outpost's space-facing port on the Harmony module.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Mission 4 approaches the International Space Station
iss073e0249606 (June 26, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew from Axiom Space approaches the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 263 miles above the coast of southern Madagascar. Commanding Ax-4 inside Dragon was veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson leading Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. Dragon would dock later to the orbital outpost's space-facing port on the Harmony module.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Mission 4 approaches the International Space Station
iss073e0249494 (June 26, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew from Axiom Space approaches the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 269 miles above a cloudy southern Indian Ocean. Commanding Ax-4 inside Dragon was veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson leading Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. Dragon would dock later to the orbital outpost's space-facing port on the Harmony module.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Mission 4 approaches the International Space Station
iss073e0249700 (June 26, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew from Axiom Space approaches the International Space Station. Commanding Ax-4 inside Dragon was veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson leading Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. Dragon docked moments later to the orbital outpost's space-facing port on the Harmony module.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Mission 4 approaches the International Space Station
iss073e0249239 (June 26, 2025) --- The Axiom Mission 4 private astronauts gather with drink pouches inside the International Space Station shortly after docking to the orbital outpost's space-facing port on the Harmony module. In the dark suits (from left) are, Ax-4 crewmates Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, and Tibor Kapu. Surrounding the Ax-4 crew (clockwise from top are) Expedition 73 crewmates Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, Jonny Kim, Anne McClain, Kirill Peskov, and Sergey Ryzhikov.
The Axiom Mission 4 private astronauts gather inside the International Space Station
iss073e0249698 (June 26, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew from Axiom Space approaches the International Space Station. Commanding Ax-4 inside Dragon was veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson leading Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. Dragon docked a few minutes later to the orbital outpost's space-facing port on the Harmony module.
The Axiom Mission 4 and Expedition 73 crews take a group portrait
Ambassador of India to the United States H.E. Mr. Vinay Kwatra gives remarks during an event featuring Expedition 72 NASA astronauts Butch WIlmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Axiom Mission 4 astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at residence of the Ambassador in Washington. Williams, Hague and Wilmore served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 72 Crew attend event at Indian Ambassadors’ Residen
NASA Earth Science Division Director Karen St. Germain gives remarks during an event featuring Expedition 72 NASA astronauts Butch WIlmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Axiom Mission 4 astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at residence of the Ambassador of India in Washington. Williams, Hague and Wilmore served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 72 Crew attend event at Indian Ambassadors’ Residen
NASA Earth Science Division Director Karen St. Germain gives remarks during an event featuring Expedition 72 NASA astronauts Butch WIlmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Axiom Mission 4 astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at residence of the Ambassador of India in Washington. Williams, Hague and Wilmore served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 72 Crew attend event at Indian Ambassadors’ Residen
iss073e0511059 (July 3, 2025) --- Four astronauts representing Expedition 73 and the four-member Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew gather for a fun portrait clasping hands and surrounding the Kibo laboratory module's airlock. Clockwise from bottom left are, Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim of NASA, Ax-4 Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of ESA (European Space Agency), Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers of NASA, Ax-4 Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu from Hungary, Expedition 73 Commander Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Ax-4 Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, and Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson of Axiom Space.
Expedition 73 and Ax-4 astronauts pose for a portrait