Axiom Mission 3
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Axiom Mission 3 was a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The flight launched on January 18, 2024, and lasted for 21 days, successfully splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. It was
Launch of Ax-3 on a Falcon 9 rocket
Left: Axiom mission patch Right: Wandt's Muninn mission patch
From left: López-Alegría, Wandt, Gezeravcı, and Villadei in black jumpsuitsAxiom Space missions← Axiom Mission 2Axiom Mission 4 → Crew Dragon flights← SpaceX Crew-7SpaceX Crew-8 →
Launch of Axiom-3
Michael López-Alegría
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Michael López-Alegría is an astronaut, test pilot and commercial astronaut with dual nationality, American and Spanish; a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mi
Axiom Mission 3
…by Wandt. The dark blue circle represents Earth and includes lighter lines depicting Sweden. All four crewmembers have backgrounds as military pilots. Michael López-Alegría was the commander as an employee of Axiom; Walter Villadei from the Italian Air Force was the mission pilot. The mission specialists were Alper Gezeravcı…
Lopez in March 2000
López-Alegría after landing of Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft in Kazakhstan.
López-Alegría conducting EVA during Expedition 14.