{"id":598417,"date":"2024-01-23T14:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=598417"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:05:33","slug":"axiom-mission-3-launches-to-the-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/axiom-mission-3-launches-to-the-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Axiom Mission 3 Launches to the 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\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A black and white SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches upward through the sky, a bright white-yellow plume trailing behind it.\" 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\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.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-credits\">NASA\/Chris Swanson<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company\u2019s Dragon spacecraft lifts off from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Axiom Space\u2019s Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) is the third all-private astronaut mission to the space station, sending crew members Commander Michael L\u00f3pez-Alegr\u00eda, Pilot Walter Villadei of Italy, Mission Specialist Alper Gezeravc\u0131 of Turkey, and ESA (European Space Agency) project astronaut Marcus Wandt of Sweden into orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ax-3 crew will spend about two weeks conducting microgravity research, educational outreach, and commercial activities aboard the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch our Axiom Mission 3 launch coverage on <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/video\/axiom-mission-3-launch-coverage\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA+<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA\/Chris Swanson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company\u2019s Dragon spacecraft lifts off from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Axiom Space\u2019s Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) is the third all-private astronaut mission to the space station, sending crew members Commander Michael L\u00f3pez-Alegr\u00eda, Pilot Walter Villadei of Italy, Mission Specialist Alper Gezeravc\u0131 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":598398,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2862,12706],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[11483],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Axiom Mission 3 Launches to the International Space Station","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/axiom-mission-3-launches-to-the-international-space-station\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/axiom-mission-3-launches-to-the-international-space-station\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Monika Luabeya"}],"creator":["Monika Luabeya"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Humans in Space","Commercial Space","Low Earth Orbit Economy","Kennedy Space Center"],"dateCreated":"2024-01-23T19:05:31Z","datePublished":"2024-01-23T19:05:31Z","dateModified":"2024-01-23T19:05:33Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Axiom Mission 3 Launches to the International Space Station\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/axiom-mission-3-launches-to-the-international-space-station\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-01-23T19:05:31Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Humans in Space,Commercial Space,Low Earth Orbit Economy,Kennedy Space Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Monika Luabeya\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":598398,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240118-ph-cms01-0025orig.jpg","title":"Axiom Mission 3 Launches to the International Space Station","alt":"A black and white SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches upward through the sky, a bright white-yellow plume trailing behind it.","caption":"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company\u2019s Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space\u2019s Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station lifts off at 4:49 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. 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