A brand new SpaceX Dragon that was flying its debut mission docked to the International Space Station. The four astronauts inside are beginning a two week private research mission for Axiom Space. It comes after bad weather, issues with the rocket and a leak on the space station delayed the mission several times.

The International Space Station has four new residents. The Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew docked with the International Space Station at around 6:30 a.m. EDT. Sign up for our NewslettersVideo: Axiom-4 crew docks with the ISSThe crew successfully launched Wednesday from Florida's Space Coast from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 2:31 a.

Live updates from the launch of the Ax-4 mission. The long delayed Axiom Space Mission 4 crew lifted off at 2:31 a.m. on June 25.