Axiom Mission 2
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Axiom Mission 2 was a private crewed spaceflight operated by Axiom Space. Ax-2 was launched on May 21, 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9, successfully docking with the International Space Station on May 22.
A Falcon 9 launches Crew Dragon Freedom and the Ax-2 crew to the International Space Station
From left: Whitson, Shoffner, AlQarni and BarnawiAxiom Space missions← Axiom Mission 1Axiom Mission 3 → Crew Dragon flights← SpaceX Crew-6SpaceX Crew-7 →
Axiom-2 docked to the ISS
Axiom-2 crew (front row) aboard the ISS
Axiom Mission 1
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Axiom Mission 1 was a privately funded and operated crewed mission to the International Space Station. The mission was operated by Axiom Space out of Axiom's Mission Control Center MCC-A in Houston, T
Axiom Mission 2
…eight days docked to the ISS, the Dragon crew capsule Freedom undocked and returned to Earth twelve hours later. Ax-2 was the second Axiom mission after Axiom Mission 1 in April 2022 and the third private crewed SpaceX Dragon mission. The crew was commanded by Axiom employee Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut. John…
Ax-1 approaching the ISS
Clockwise from left: Connor, Stibbe, Pathy and López-AlegríaAxiom Space missionsAxiom Mission 2 → Crew Dragon flights← SpaceX Crew-3SpaceX Crew-4 →
Ax-1 and Artemis 1 on adjacent pads before launch
Launch of Ax-1