International Space Station

Axiom Mission 4 Hatch Close

Watch as the Axiom Mission 4 crew – Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, ESA (European Space Agency) project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, and HUNOR (Hungarian to Orbit) astronaut Tibor Kapu of Hungary – begin final preparations for their return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, currently targeted for Monday, July 14.

After the four-member astronaut crew enters the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, the hatch will close at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 UTC). The spacecraft is scheduled to undock at 7:05 a.m. EDT (1105 UTC).

The official crew portrait of the Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. From left are, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Commander Peggy Whitson from the U.S., and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uzanański-Wiśniewksi from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary.