India, June 10 -- The launch of Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, has been postponed by a day to Wednesday.

The mission was set to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8:22 a.m. EDT, Tuesday.

It has now been rescheduled to no earlier than 8 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, NASA said in a press release.

The Indian Space Research Organisation, which is collaborating with NASA for the ambitious mission, said the launch was delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions.

The four-member crew will travel to the orbiting laboratory on a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching on the company's Falcon 9 rocket. The targeted docking time is approximately 12:30 p.m., Thursday, acc...