The two mission specialists are Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).Īxiom Space’s Ax-2 mission continues progress toward the Axiom Station and a sustainable low-Earth orbit economy as humans venture farther for longer duration in space. Aviator John Shoffner of Knoxville, Tennessee, serves as pilot. The four-person Axiom Space crew flew to space in SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop its Falcon 9 rocket to participate in the mission, including working and living on the orbiting laboratory to implement a full manifest of science, outreach, and commercial activities.Īxiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut and ISS commander, leads the mission. Stay tuned for more frequent updates as we get closer to fueling.Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) is Axiom Space’s second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking another pivotal step toward Axiom Station, the world’s first commercial space station and successor to the ISS. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Space Launch. SpaceX teams at Launch Complex 40 are counting down to a liftoff of Falcon 9 at 3:10 a.m. EDT), SpaceX launched the 84th batch of 22 Starlink internet satellites. EDT: SpaceX has started loading kerosene and liquid oxygen into the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage at Launch Complex 40.
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