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
Lopez in March 2000
López-Alegría after landing of Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft in Kazakhstan.
López-Alegría conducting EVA during Expedition 14.
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
Michael López-Alegría
…2022 as commander of Axiom Mission 1, the first Axiom Space Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station. López-Alegría was the commander of Axiom Mission 3, which launched on 18 January 2024. Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy…
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