Axiom Space Mission 1 Commander Michael López-Alegría Profile

Axiom Space Mission 1 Commander Michael López-Alegría Profile

 

Former NASA astronaut, Michael López-Alegría, is vice-president of business development for Axiom Space. López-Alegría has flown four times in space already on space shuttle missions STS-73, STS-92, and STS- 113; he was also the commander of the ISS Expedition 14, coming to and from the space station aboard a Russian Soyuz TMA-9.

As of this writing, López-Alegría holds the record for the most extravehicular activities (spacewalks) ever performed, at 10 different excursions. He also has the most accumulated time in a spacesuit, at 67 hours and 40 minutes. His various NASA achievements earned him an induction in the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2020.

López-Alegría is a former president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, a former member of the Human Exploration and Operations Committee of the NASA Advisory Council, and former part of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee to the Federal Aviation Administration. Another of his many affiliations is past president of the Association of Space Explorers USA.

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

Ax-1 crew members Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mark Pathy of Canada are scheduled to launch on April 8 at 11:17 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. 

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. 

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

Credit: Axiom Space

Duration: 2 minutes, 40 seconds

Release Date: April 8, 2022

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SpaceX Falcon 9: Axiom Space Mission 1 | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Falcon 9: Axiom Space Mission 1 | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), Friday, April 8, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-1 mission is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 crew members Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mark Pathy of Canada are scheduled to launch at 11:17 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. 

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub.

Learn more about Ax-1 at Axiom Space:

https://www.axiomspace.com

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Image Date: April 8, 2022

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Soyuz MS-19 Spacecraft Departs International Space Station

Soyuz MS-19 Spacecraft Departs International Space Station

NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei's Ride Home!

The Soyuz MS-19 crew ship, carrying three Expedition 66 crew members, departs the International Space Station after undocking from the Rassvet module on March 30, 2022. The Soyuz crew ship would parachute to a landing in Kazakhstan just over four hours later with NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov.

Vande Hei arrived at the International Space Station on April 9, 2021, spending 355 days in low-Earth orbit, breaking the previous record held by retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly by 15 days.

“Mark’s mission is not only record-breaking, but also paving the way for future human explorers on the Moon, Mars, and beyond,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “Our astronauts make incredible sacrifices in the name of science, exploration, and cutting-edge technology development, not least among them time away from loved ones. NASA and the nation are proud to welcome Mark home and grateful for his incredible contributions throughout his year-long stay on the International Space Station.”

During his 355 days aboard the station, Vande Hei experienced:

Approximately 5,680 orbits of Earth

Approximately 150,619,530 statute miles traveled (equivalent of approximately 312 round trips to the Moon and back)

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.

NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei's Official NASA Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/mark-t-vande-hei/biography

Learn more about the important research being operated on the International Space Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Education

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: March 30, 2022

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SpaceX Axiom Space Mission 1 Crew | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Axiom Space Mission 1 Crew | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Left to right: Mark Pathy, Larry Connor, Michael López-Alegría, Eytan Stibbe

Left to right: Mark Pathy, Larry Connor, Michael López-Alegría, Eytan Stibbe

Left to right: Larry Connor, Michael López-Alegría, Mark Pathy, Eytan Stibbe

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-1 mission is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 crew members Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mark Pathy of Canada are scheduled to launch on April 8 at 11:17 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. 

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub.

Learn more about Ax-1 at Axiom Space:

https://www.axiomspace.com

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Release Date: April 7, 2022

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SpaceX Axiom Space Mission Launch | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Axiom Space Mission 1 Launch | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), Thursday, April 7, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-1 mission is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 crew members Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mark Pathy of Canada are scheduled to launch on April 8 at 11:17 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. 

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub.

Learn more about Ax-1 at Axiom Space:

https://www.axiomspace.com

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Image Date: April 7, 2022

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Space Symposium: NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy's Speech

Space Symposium: NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy's Speech

[Event starts at 2 minute, 18 second mark]

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy delivers remarks on NASA’s Moon-to-Mars strategy, and shares updates on current milestones in a plenary session at the 37th Annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 5, 2022.

About NASA's Moon-to-Mars Strategy:

https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars

About Pam Melroy: https://go.nasa.gov/3JcYDrn

Air Force veteran, Pam Melroy, is one of only two women to command a space shuttle. Melroy logged more than 38 days (924 hours) in space. She served as pilot on two flights, STS-92 in 2000 and STS-112 in 2002, and was the mission commander on STS-120 in 2007. All three of her missions were assembly missions to build the International Space Station.

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 28 minutes

Record Date: April 5, 2022

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SpaceX Axiom-1 Rocket & NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket | Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Axiom-1 Rocket & NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket | Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022. This is the first time two totally different types of rockets and spacecraft designed to carry humans are on the sister pads at the same time—but it will not be the last as NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida continues to grow as a multi-user spaceport to launch both government and commercial rockets. 

The Ax-1 mission is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 crew members Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mark Pathy of Canada are scheduled to launch on April 8 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. 

Learn more about Ax-1 at Axiom Space:

https://www.axiomspace.com

NASA’s Artemis I moon rocket is currently scheduled for spring 2022.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration, and demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond.  It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon over the course of about a three-week mission. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Image Credit: NASA/Jamie Peer

Image Date: April 6, 2022

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The Outstretched Milky Way

The Outstretched Milky Way

The dust-filled center of our Milky Way galaxy stretches up from the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope and one of the SMARTS Consortium telescopes at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in this Image of the Week. CTIO, a Program of the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, is located at 2200 meters (7200 feet) in the mountains of Chile. Far from major cities, the dark landscape provides American, Chilean, and international researchers clear views of the southern sky. 

The spectacular green colors in the sky are not due to the aurora borealis, but instead are due to a phenomenon known as airglow. Airglow is not an optical illusion, but a genuine light source that results from chemical reactions in Earth’s upper atmosphere. It is far too faint to be visible during the daytime, and in most human-inhabited places it is drowned out by light pollution. However, out in the Chilean desert, it is possible to detect it.  

Credit: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)/National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab)/National Science Foundation (NSF)/Babak Tafreshi

Release Date: April 6, 2022

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Orbital Sunrise | International Space Station

Orbital Sunrise | International Space Station

An orbital sunrise is pictured from the International Space Station beaming across Earth's horizon revealing the silhouetted clouds above the South China Sea.

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.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: March 16, 2022

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SpaceX Crew-4 Official Poster | International Space Station

SpaceX Crew-4 Official Poster | International Space Station

The SpaceX Crew-4 Mission will carry NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins, as well as European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Thursday, April 21, 2022.

Samantha Cristoforetti's Biography (ESA)

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Samantha_Cristoforetti

Jessica Watkins' Biography (NASA)

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jessica-watkins/biography

Kjell Lindgren's Biography (NASA)

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/kjell-n-lindgren/biography

Robert Hines' Biography (NASA)

https://www.nasa.gov/content/bob-hines-nasa-astronaut

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.

Learn more about the important research being operated on ISS: https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Release Date: April 6, 2022

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Axiom Ax-1 Mission SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket | International Space Station

Axiom Ax-1 Mission SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket | International Space Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard was rolled out to the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Axiom Space Mission 1 (Ax-1) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is the world’s first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11:17 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will travel to and from the space station in a Dragon spacecraft. Prelaunch activities, launch, and docking coverage will air live at axiomspace.com beginning April 8 at 7:55 a.m. 

Ax-1 crew members are Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel and Mark Pathy of Canada.

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub. 

Axiom Space is in the process of building a commercial space station.

Credit: Axiom Space/SpaceX

Release Date: April 2, 2022

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Axiom Ax-1 Mission SpaceX Crew | International Space Station

Axiom Ax-1 Mission SpaceX Crew | International Space Station

Commander Michael López-Alegría (Spain/USA)

Pilot Larry Connor (USA)

Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe (Israel)

Mission Specialist Mark Pathy (Canada)

Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is the world’s first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11:17 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will travel to and from the space station in a Dragon spacecraft. Prelaunch activities, launch, and docking coverage will air live at axiomspace.com beginning April 8 at 7:55 a.m. 

Ax-1 crew members are Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel and Mark Pathy of Canada.

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub. 

Axiom Space is in the process of building a commercial space station.

Credit: Axiom Space/SpaceX

Release Date: April 2, 2022

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NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket & SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis I Rocket & SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket | Kennedy Space Center 

At right is NASA’s Artemis I moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) with the Orion spacecraft aboard, is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B as the Artemis I launch team prepares for the next wet dress rehearsal test. At left, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Axiom Space Mission 1 (Ax-1), Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-1 mission is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 crew members Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mark Pathy of Canada are scheduled to launch on April 8 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. 

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

Learn more about Ax-1 at Axiom Space:

https://www.axiomspace.com

During their 10-day mission, the Ax-1 crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub. 

Artemis I launch is currently scheduled for spring 2022.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration, and demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond.  It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon over the course of about a three-week mission. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Image Date: April 6, 2022

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Axiom Space Ax-1 Mission Press Conference | International Space Station

Ax-1 Press Conference:

First All-private Astronaut Mission | International Space Station  

Update: Axiom Mission 1 liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11:17 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is the world’s first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11:17 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will travel to and from the space station in a Dragon spacecraft. Prelaunch activities, launch, and docking coverage will air live at axiomspace.com beginning April 8 at 7:55 a.m. 

Ax-1 crew members are Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel and Mark Pathy of Canada.

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub. 

Axiom Space is in the process of building a commercial space station.

Press Conference participants include:  

Michael Suffredini, President and CEO, Axiom Space

Peggy Whitson, Director of Human Space Flight, Axiom Space

Michael López-Alegría, Commander, Ax-1 

Larry Connor, Pilot, Ax-1 

Eytan Stibbe, Mission Specialist, Ax-1

Mark Pathy, Mission Specialist, Ax-1

Credit: Axiom Space

Duration: 55 minutes

Release Date: April 1, 2022

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Ax-1: First All-private Astronaut Mission | International Space Station

Ax-1: First All-private Astronaut Mission | International Space Station

Commander Michael López-Alegría (Spain/USA)

Pilot Larry Connor (USA)

Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe (Israel)

Mission Specialist Mark Pathy (Canada)

Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is the world’s first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11:17 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will travel to and from the space station in a Dragon spacecraft. Prelaunch activities, launch, and docking coverage will air live at axiomspace.com beginning April 8 at 7:55 a.m. 

Ax-1 crew members are Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel and Mark Pathy of Canada.

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub. 

Axiom Space is in the process of building a commercial space station.

Credit: Axiom Space/Chris Gunn

Release Date: April 4, 2022

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Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Discusses Mission with Media

Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Discusses Mission with Media

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who returned to Earth on March 30, 2022, after spending 355 days in space, discussed his historic mission with reporters on April 5, 2022. Vande Hei broke the record for longest single spaceflight by an American astronaut during his mission aboard the International Space Station where he lived and worked aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program.

Mark Vande Hei Official NASA Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/mark-t-vande-hei/biography

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.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Education

Release Date: April 5, 2022

Duration: 28 minutes

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

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