Media accreditation for Ax-4 launch with ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski

Sławosz has been assigned as mission specialist under the command of Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and Chief Astronaut Peggy Whitson. The other two Ax-4 crew members are pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, and mission specialist Tibor Kapu from Hungary. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Ax-4 crew aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the space station from Florida no earlier than spring 2025.  

Sponsored by the Polish government and supported by ESA, the first Polish mission to the ISS, known as Ignis, will include an ambitious technological and scientific programme with several experiments proposed by the Polish space industry and developed with ESA.   

Media accreditation for the launch of Ax-4 crew is now open, further information can be found below. Note that this application is open to members of the media, including journalists, photographers, and social media content creators.    

ACCREDITATION  

Media accreditation deadlines for Ax-4 launch (all times CEST) 

• International media without US citizenship must apply by 05:59 CEST Friday 18 April, 2025. All non-US citizen media must apply for credentials by completing this form. 

• US media must apply by 05:59 CEST Saturday 10 May, 2025. All US citizen media must apply for credentials by completing this form. 

• Please keep in mind that simply requesting credentials in a timely fashion does not guarantee the request will be granted. All information submitted on the form must be accurate and complete or the request will not be considered. There is no guarantee that on-base access will be available for this mission.    

REQUIREMENTS:  

• Two forms of valid government ID are required; one of them must be a photo ID. Please refer to this list for acceptable forms: List of Acceptable Documents to Accompany a Federal or State Identification.  

• Kennedy Space Center requires any person born outside of the US to show their passport to receive their media credential even if they are now a US citizen.   

• Refer to the Ax-4 media accreditation webpage for updates. For questions about accreditation or for any special logistical requests, please email media@axiomspace.com.  More details on the mission and surrounding activities will be made available closer to the launch.   

More Information 

For media enquiries please contact media@esa.int. 

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https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos  

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