Axiom Space Crew Dragon mission, Axiom Space, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA

SpaceX is targeting Friday, April 8 for Falcon 9’s launch of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window opens at 11:17 a.m. ET, 15:17 UTC, with a backup opportunity available on Saturday, April 9 at 10:54 a.m. ET, 14:54 UTC.

This will be the fifth flight for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously supported launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew the Demo-2 and Crew-2 missions.

Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission is the first all-private human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-1 crew will participate in educational outreach and conduct innovative research experiments while on the orbiting laboratory.

The webcast for the Ax-1 mission will go live approximately three hours before liftoff and will remain live until about 15 minutes post launch. Mission coverage will resume approximately two hours prior to docking.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 8 April 2022, at 15:17 UTC (11:17 EDT). Ax-1 crew includes Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 9 April 2022, around 10:45 UTC (06:45 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1062) previously supported five missions: GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04), GPS III SV05, Inspiration4 and one Starlink mission. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the Demo-2 and Crew-2 missions.

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The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft autonomously docked to the Harmony module’s space-facing International Docking Adapter of the International Space Station, on 9 April 2022, at 12:29 UTC (08:29 EDT). The crew of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy.

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The hatch of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft was opened on 9 April 2022, at 14:13 UTC (10:13 EDT). The crew of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy.

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The hatch of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft was closed on 24 April 2022, at 23:26 UTC (19:26 EDT). The crew of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously undock and depart the International Space Station on 25 April 2022, at 00:55 UTC (24 April, at 20:55 EDT).

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The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft autonomously undocked from the Harmony module’s space-facing International Docking Adapter, departing the International Space Station, on 25 April 2022, at 01:10 UTC (24 April, at 21:10 EDT). The crew of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to splashdown off the coast of Florida, on 20 April 2022, at approximately 19:24 UTC (15:24 EDT).

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SpaceX’s “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft splashdown off the coast of Florida on 25 April 2022, at approximately 17:06 UTC (13:06 EDT). The crew of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy.

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The crew of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station, Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy, was successfully recovered from SpaceX’s “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 21 May 2023, at 21:37 UTC (17:37 EDT). Ax-2 crew includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 22 May 2023, at 13:24 UTC (09:24 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the Crew-4 mission.

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The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft autonomously docked to the space-facing International Docking Adapter of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, on 22 May 2023, at 13:12 UTC (09:12 EDT). The crew of the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi.

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The hatch of the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft was opened on 22 May 2023, at 15:00 UTC (11:00 EDT). The crew of the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi.

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The crew of Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, was successfully recovered from SpaceX’s “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft, on 31 May 2023.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 18 January 2024, at 21:49 UTC (16:49 EST). Ax-3 crew includes commander Michael López-Alegría, pilot Walter Villadei, mission specialist Alper Gezeravcı and ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 20 January 2024, at 10:15 UTC (05:15 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, having previously supported four missions: Ax-2, ESA Euclid and two Starlink missions. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the Crew-4 and the Ax-2 missions.

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