Ax-3 Crew Send-off | Axiom Space | International Space Station

Ax-3 Crew Send-off | Axiom Space | International Space Station

"Prior to entering quarantine, Axiom Space employees came together to celebrate the Ax-3 crew. Crew send-off is a tradition that pays tribute to the dedication and tireless efforts of the Axiom Team leading a human spaceflight mission. God Speed Ax-3 Crew!"

"Ax-3 will be the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to launch to the ISS—redefining the pathway to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and helping chart a course toward Axiom Station, the world’s first commercial space station."

"As part of Ax-3, Türkiye is sending its first astronaut to space in a larger effort to expand the nation’s space exploration capabilities and establish a national human spaceflight program. Ax-3 will also be the first commercial spaceflight mission for an ESA-sponsored astronaut. For Italy, the Ax-3 mission represents a whole-of-country effort to expand its access to space for the purposes of research, development, and innovation."

"The Ax-3 crewmembers are Commander Michael López-Alegría of the U.S. and Spain, Pilot Walter Villadei of the Italian Air Force, and Mission Specialists Alper Gezeravcı of Türkiye and Marcus Wandt of Sweden and the European Space Agency (ESA). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Ax-3 crew aboard a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than January 2024 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida."

"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com

Video Credit: Axiom Space

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Jan. 4, 2024 

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