Axiom Mission 4 (Ax‑4) soared into orbit on June 25, 2025, at 2:31 a.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission uses the newly minted Crew Dragon capsule “Grace,” marking the fifth Dragon variant and its first flight.

Over the next 14 days, the Ax-4 crew will carry out around 60 scientific studies and activities representing 31 countries, marking the most research-intensive mission Axiom Space has conducted aboard the space station.

Explore the largest man-made object in space, the International Space Station (ISS), assembled in orbit from individual pieces. This video features a 3D model created with Blender 2.79b (Cycles Render) and includes modifications such as rigging panels,