Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom-4 crew of four astronauts lifts off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., June 25, 2025. (Reuters)
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