A look at the crew and mission details The Ax-4 crew features commander Peggy Whitson and astronauts representing India, Poland, and Hungary—making it their first government-backed ISS trip in decades. Their Dragon capsule is set to dock automatically with the ISS around 7:00am ET on June 26. While aboard, they'll dive into over 60 experiments spanning human health, biology, new materials, and tech demos. Axiom aims to build its own space station All this research supports Axiom's big goal: building its own commercial space station. NASA is coordinating with international partners—even after some recent repairs. And fun fact: you can spot the ISS as a fast-moving bright dot in the sky every 90 minutes! Beyond the headlines