It has become tradition for the first astronauts to fly on a U.S. commercial crew vehicle to have the honor of naming it. In this case, SpaceX's Crew-10 had originally been assigned to launch aboard the new capsule (referred to previously by its SpaceX serial number,

Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced space flier, and three rookie crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off on a privately-financed flight to the International Space Station early Wednesday - the fourth non-government mission mounted by Houston-based Axiom Space.

SpaceX’s fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft finally made it off the ground on a private astronaut mission for Axiom Space.