Meet the Ax-3 Crew | Axiom Space | International Space Station
Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3): The first all European commercial astronaut mission representing five nations. Axiom Space has announced the full crew complement for its third mission, Ax-3, to the International Space Station (ISS), after receiving NASA and ISS-partner approval for the four-person, multi-national team to travel to the orbiting laboratory no earlier than January 2024.
Three countries—Italy, Türkiye, and Sweden through the European Space Agency (ESA)—have united for Ax-3, with Axiom Space’s Chief Astronaut and Commander Michael López-Alegría leading the commercial mission, representing both the U.S. and Spain as a dual-citizen. The Ax-3 pilot is Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei, and the two mission specialists are Alper Gezeravcı of Türkiye and ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt of Sweden. Villadei, Gezeravcı, and Wandt have extensive flight crew experience and have all served in their nation’s Air Forces.
Ax-3 Crew
Michael López-Alegría - Ax-3 Commander
Michael's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/michael-lopez-alegria
Walter Villadei - Ax-3 Pilot
Walter's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/walter-villadei
Alper Gezeravcı - Ax-3 Mission Specialist
Alper's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronauts/alper-gezeravci
Marcus Wandt - Ax-3 Mission Specialist
Marcus' Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronauts/marcus-wandt
Credit: Axiom Space
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