{"id":320052,"date":"2023-05-21T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=320052"},"modified":"2023-10-31T12:17:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:17:52","slug":"axiom-space-private-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/axiom-space-private-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Axiom Space Private Astronauts Headed to International Space Station"},"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\/2023\/05\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, lifts off at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\" 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\/2023\/05\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg?resize=300,124 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg?resize=768,317 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg?resize=400,165 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg?resize=600,248 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg?resize=900,372 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, lifts off at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">SpaceX<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the company\u2019s Dragon spacecraft carrying Ax-2 crew members Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi into orbit on a mission to conduct scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities on the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Axiom, SpaceX, and the Axiom Mission 2 crew on a successful launch! During their time aboard the International Space Station, the Ax-2 astronauts will carry out more than 20 scientific experiments, helping us better understand space radiation, weather in low-gravity conditions, and more,\u201d said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. \u201cThis mission is more proof of NASA\u2019s commitment to help our industry partners develop the next generation of space technology and a support a growing commercial space economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning at 7:30 a.m. Monday, May 22, NASA will provide live coverage of SpaceX Dragon docking, hatch opening, and a ceremony to welcome the crew on NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\">NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasalive\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SpaceX Dragon will autonomously dock to the space-facing port of the station\u2019s Harmony module around 9:16 a.m. Monday with hatch opening about 11:13 a.m. Live mission coverage will conclude following the welcome ceremony expected to start about 11:45 a.m. The mission also will be covered by Axiom Space on its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.axiomspace.com\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once aboard the station, the Ax-2 crew will be welcomed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition69\/index.html\">Expedition 69<\/a> crew members, including NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen, and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin, Sergey Prokopyev and Andrey Fedyaev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Axiom Space astronauts are expected to depart the space station May 30, pending weather, for a return to Earth and splashdown at a landing site off the coast of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about how NASA is supporting a space economy in low Earth orbit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/3MMmrHu\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/3MMmrHu<\/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>Joshua Finch \/ Stephanie Schierholz<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov\">stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<\/a><br><br>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\n<p><p>Joshua Finch \/ Stephanie Schierholz<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov\">stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gary Jordan<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov\">gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 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