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John Shoffner serves as pilot for Ax-2 and trained as a backup for Axiom’s Ax-1 mission in 2022.
Axiom Space and NASA agreed to shorten the Ax-2 mission to accommodate delays caused by a postponed Falcon Heavy launch.
NASA approved the Ax-3 mission in March 2023, and Axiom Space has not yet disclosed the crew for Ax-3.
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).
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.
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.
Axiom Space announced the Axiom Space Access Program on 2023-04-17 to serve governments interested in conducting research in space or flying astronauts.
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.
Italy has worked with Axiom Space since 2018 and expects to fly an astronaut on the Ax-3 mission as soon as late 2023.
Italy has worked with Axiom Space through a partnership that dates back to 2018.
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.
Two mission specialists for Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) will be announced at a later date.
The four private astronauts on Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) spent 17 days in orbit working on 26 science payloads aboard the International Space Station.
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) launched on 2022-04-08 with Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy.
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).
Axiom Space signed a mission order with NASA on 2023-03-14 for a third private astronaut mission, Ax-3, scheduled for as soon as November.
Axiom Space plans to add a second module in 2026 that will allow the company to host up to eight people at a time with multiple ports for visiting vehicles.