Liftoff is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. ET. Comments Brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives at pad for June 10 astronaut launch (photo) The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS on the pad ahead of a planned June 11, 2025 liftoff. (Image credit: SpaceX) As the mission's name suggests, Ax-4 will be Axiom Space's fourth crewed trip to the ISS. Its astronauts will launch aboard a brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which will earn its wings on the flight. Ax-4 is led by commander Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut who is currently Axiom's director of human spaceflight. Whitson has spent 675 days in space to date, more than any other American. The mission's other three crewmembers are pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India; Polish mission specialist Sławosz Uznański of the European Space Agency; and mission specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. These latter three will make history on Ax-4, becoming the first people from their respective countries to live on board the ISS. Get the Space.com Newsletter