Expedition 70: Farewell to The Ax-3 Crew | International Space Station

Expedition 70: Farewell to The Ax-3 Crew | International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 9:20 a.m. EST on Feb. 7, 2024, over the Pacific Ocean, west of Ecuador, to complete the third all-private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3).

The Ax-3 SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is targeting a splashdown off the coast of Daytona, Florida, at approximately 8:30 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

Ax-3 astronauts Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Marcus Wandt, and Alper Gezeravci completed 18 days aboard the orbiting laboratory at the conclusion of their mission. The SpaceX Dragon will return to Earth with more than 550 pounds of science and supplies, including NASA experiments and hardware.

Learn more about the Ax-3 Mission here:

https://www.axiomspace.com

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credit: NASA/J. Moghbeli

Release Date: Feb. 7, 2024

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