The crew of the Axiom-4 mission (AX-4), including Pole Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) at the new Dragon capsule-said Sarah Walker from Spacex Elona Muska.
Sarah Walker, director of Dragon's mission management, also donated during the Tuesday conference, organized in the online formula by Axiom Space, that it was the first astronauts on board the new capsule with the number C213 will choose the name for her.
Delayed flight through the capsule
Sarah Walker also announced that Start delay AX-4 – Originally planned for May 29, then shifted to June 8 – it was caused by problems with the new capsule. – The capsule did not pass the standard test before the start. During it, the durability of device insulation is checked, among others. If the cables do not pass this control, we must replace it with new ones and test it again. It cost us a few days. Then we also encountered a parachute problem. The ones we planned to install in the capsule did not pass the inspection just before assembly. We detected traces of moisture in the sacks in which they were packed, so we had to replace the whole set – explained the head of the mission Dragon.
Axiom-4 mission membersNASA
Axiom-4 mission
The Axiom -4 mission consists of: Peggy Whitson (USA) – commander; Sławosz Uznański -Wiśniewski (Poland/ESA) – specialist; Shubhanshu Shukla (India) – pilot and tibor kapuu (Hungary) – specialist. Astronauts are to spend 14 days at the station. They will conduct research related to, among others with the influence of microgravity on the human body, land observation and fuels of the future.
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