{"id":129573,"date":"2022-03-31T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-478474"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:36:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:36:22","slug":"coverage-set-for-axiom-mission-1-briefings-events-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/coverage-set-for-axiom-mission-1-briefings-events-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Coverage Set for Axiom Mission 1 Briefings, Events, Broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The International Space Station, pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51712323479_fca7ad570d_k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module\u2019s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eCredits: NASAu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/em><\/strong><em>This advisory was updated on April 7 with a new time for NASA coverage beginning.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/em><\/strong><em>This advisory was updated on April 3 with a new approximate docking time for the Axiom Mission 1.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/em><\/strong><em>This advisory was updated on April 3 with new dates and times for the prelaunch briefing, launch, and docking for the Axiom Mission 1 NASA\u2019s coverage of those events.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coverage Set for Axiom Mission 1 Briefings, Events, Broadcast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA and Axiom Space will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/leo-economy\/private-astronaut-missions\" rel=\"noopener\">private astronaut mission<\/a> to the International Space Station. NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasalive\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> will provide coverage for docking and undocking operations and some prelaunch and launch activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liftoff is scheduled for 11:17 a.m. EDT Friday, April 8, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will travel to the orbiting outpost aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching on the company\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ax-1 crew members are Commander Michael L\u00f3pez-Alegr\u00eda of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mission Specialist Mark Pathy of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station, conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA coverage of the Ax-1 launch will be available as follows (all times Eastern):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No earlier than 3 p.m. \u2013 Prelaunch News Conference (targeted for one hour following the Launch Readiness Review)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prelaunch news conference will focus on final preparations for the Ax-1 mission. It will discuss the results of the Launch Readiness Review, which evaluates the mission hardware and its readiness for launch. NASA will provide a livestream of the news conference at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dana Weigel, International Space Station deputy program manager, NASA <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angela Hart, Commercial Low-Earth orbit (LEO) Program manager, NASA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Suffredini, president and CEO, Axiom Space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Derek Hassmann, operations director, Axiom Space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benjamin Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch Weather Officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Media must register to participate in this briefing. In-person attendance is possible for a limited number of media who previously have been credentialed to cover Ax-1 launch activities from the press site at Kennedy. For the call-in details, please contact the Axiom Space media team before 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 6 at: <a href=\"mailto:media@axiomspace.com\">media@axiomspace.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, April 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:15 a.m. \u2013 NASA launch coverage begins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA will broadcast the Ax-1 launch on NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasalive\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. Coverage will join the joint Axiom Space and SpaceX broadcast that begins at about 7:55 a.m. at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.axiomspace.com\/live\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>http:\/\/www.axiomspace.com\/live<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broadcast will end after orbital insertion approximately 15 minutes after launch. As it is a commercial launch, NASA will not provide a clean feed for this launch, neither on the NASA Media Channel nor on site at Kennedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:30 p.m. \u2013 Postlaunch Media Briefing (targeted about one hour following launch)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leadership from NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX will participate in a postlaunch media briefing to provide an update on the launch and mission operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Kathy Lueders, associate administrator for space operations, NASA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dana Weigel, International Space Station deputy program manager, NASA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angela Hart, Commercial LEO Program manager, NASA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Suffredini, president and CEO, Axiom Space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Derek Hassmann, operations director, Axiom Space <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benjamin Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This briefing will be via teleconference. Media must register to participate in this call. For details, please contact the Axiom Space media team at: <a href=\"mailto:media@axiomspace.com\">media@axiomspace.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s mission responsibility is for integrated operations, which begin during the spacecraft\u2019s approach to the International Space Station, continue during the crew\u2019s eight days aboard the orbiting laboratory conducting science, education, and commercial activities, and conclude once Dragon exits the area of the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:30 a.m. \u2013 NASA docking coverage begins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:45 a.m. (approximately) \u2013 docking<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:30 a.m. (approximately) \u2013 hatch opening and crew welcome ceremony<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This advisory will be updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news\/releases\/latest\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> as times are confirmed for events related to mission operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA will release a separate advisory to preview the Ax- 1 farewell event and return coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about NASA\u2019s low-Earth orbit commercialization activities, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/leo-economy\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/leo-economy\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz \/ Josh Finch<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov\">stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary Jordan<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov\">gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz \/ Josh Finch<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov\">stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\nGary Jordan<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov\">gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This advisory was updated on April 7 with a new time for NASA coverage beginning. 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