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Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission, Ax-2, launched 2023-05-21 to the International Space Station.
Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi are flying to the International Space Station under an agreement signed between the Saudi Space Commission and Axiom Space in September 2022.
Falcon 9 launched Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station on Sunday, 2023-05-21 at 5:37 p.m. ET (21:37 UTC).
NASA approved the Ax-3 mission in March 2023, and Axiom Space has not yet disclosed the crew for Ax-3.
John Shoffner serves as pilot for Ax-2 and trained as a backup for Axiom’s Ax-1 mission in 2022.
Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission aims to expand access to the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch up to three more crewed missions in 2023: NASA’s Crew-7, the Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission, and Axiom’s Ax-3 mission.
Axiom Space is conducting technology demonstrations on Ax-2 to support plans to develop commercial modules to add to the International Space Station as a precursor for a standalone space station.
SpaceX and Axiom Space completed a flight readiness review and approved proceeding with a 2023-05-21 launch for the Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station.
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX will provide coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2).
NASA and Axiom Space will provide live coverage of the Ax-2 docking activities on their official websites.
NASA launch coverage will join the joint Axiom Space and SpaceX broadcast that begins at about 2:10 p.m. Eastern on 2023-05-21.
The Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station by Axiom Space was scheduled as soon as 2023-05-08 and is expected to be postponed.
Under the three-way agreement, the European Space Agency would serve as the crew provider, sign an agreement with Axiom Space to define and implement the mission, and assign an ESA astronaut to it.
Axiom Space announced the Axiom Space Access Program on 2023-04-17 to serve governments interested in conducting research in space or flying astronauts.
Italy has worked with Axiom Space since 2018 and expects to fly an astronaut on the Ax-3 mission as soon as late 2023.
The fourth tier of the Axiom Space Access Program offers participating countries the ability to co-develop parts of Axiom Space’s future commercial station.
Italy has worked with Axiom Space through a partnership that dates back to 2018.
NASA and its international partners approved the crew for Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2).
Two mission specialists for Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) will be announced at a later date.