SpaceX Dragon Axiom Mission 1 Docks to International Space Station

SpaceX Dragon Axiom Mission 1 Docks to International Space Station

April 9, 2022: Axiom Mission 1 astronauts Michael Lopez Algeria, Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe docked to the zenith port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station April 9 following a launch April 8 on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The four crew members will conduct an eight-day mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory before undocking to return to Earth later in April. This is the first spaceflight for Axiom Space and the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

Learn more about Ax-1 at Axiom Space: https://www.axiomspace.com

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 19 minutes, 4 seconds

Capture Date: April 9, 2022

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