MEDIA ADVISORY: Axiom Space, Global Partners to Discuss Ax-4 Microgravity Research and Technology Demonstrations

HOUSTON, April 23, 2025 - Axiom Space will hold a virtual Science on the Mission press conference to share more about the experiments, microgravity research, and technology demonstrations that will be apart of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). Hear from Axiom Space’s Chief Scientist Lucie Low, as well as research experts from the International Space Station National Laboratory (ISSNL), the European Space Agency (ESA), Burjeel Holdings, Sanford Stem Cell Institute, and the three nations flying on Ax-4 – India,Poland, Hungary.

The mission includes around 60 scientific studies from 31 countries, marking the most research activities on an Axiom Space mission to date and highlighting its global significance and collaborative efforts to advance microgravity research in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The studies will contribute to human research, Earth observation, and life, biological, and material sciences, showcasing each country’s space research initiatives.

The Ax-4 crewmembers are Commander Peggy Whitson of theU.S., Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Ax-4 crew aboard a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station no earlier than May 2025 from Florida. ‍

AXIOM MISSION 4 SCIENCE ON THE MISSION PRESS CONFERENCE
Tuesday, April 29 at 9:00am CT

 Participants include:

• Dr. Lucie Low, Chief Scientist, Axiom Space 
• Dr. Michael Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer, ISSNL
• Mr. Tushar Phadnis, Group Head for Microgravity Platforms and Research, Indian Space Research Organisation
• Dr. Angelique Van Ombergen, Chief Exploration Scientist, ESA
• Monika Banaszek-Cymerman, Head of Research and Innovation Department, Polish Space Agency
• Dr. Balázs Nagy, Research and Development Director, Hungarian to Orbit Program
• Dr. Mohammad Fityan, Chief Medical Officer, Burjeel Holdings
• Dr. Catriona Jamieson, Director, Sanford Stem Cell Institute, University of California San Diego

This press conference will be held virtually. Media must register to participate and must RSVP by 12:00pm CT on April 28.

Register here for the science on the mission press conference: https://axiomspace.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tbiXIRlDR2qtYz2VgS5ViA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the press conference.

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