Axiom Mission 3 Crew: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch | International Space Station

Axiom Mission 3 Crew: SpaceX Falcon 9 Liftoff | International Space Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on January 18, 2024, at 16:49 EST.  The Ax-3 crew includes commander Michael López-Alegría, pilot Walter Villadei, mission specialist Alper Gezeravcı and European Space Agency project astronaut Marcus Wandt. 

The “Freedom” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on January 20, 2024, at 10:15 UTC (05:15 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, having previously supported four missions: Ax-2, the European Space Agency's Euclid and two Starlink missions. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the Crew-4 and the Ax-2 missions.

Learn more here: https://www.axiomspace.com

Image Credits: European Space Agency/SpaceX

Capture Date: Jan. 18, 2024

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