Tag: Ax-2
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Private astronauts splash down to close out 9-day commercial research mission
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft floats in the Gulf of Mexico after splashdown Tuesday night. Credit: SpaceX America’s most experienced space flier and her three private astronaut crewmates undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth late Tuesday, blazing through the night sky like a fiery…
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Axiom 2 astronauts return from the ISS with successful splashdown
The second private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has come to a close as the four Axiom Space Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts returned to Earth on Tuesday, May 30. All four Ax-2 astronauts, along with the Expedition 69 crew, completed over 20 science experiments during their eight days aboard the orbiting laboratory,…
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Axiom 2 astronauts return from the ISS with successful splashdown
The second private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has come to a close as the four Axiom Space Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts returned to Earth on Tuesday, May 30. All four Ax-2 astronauts, along with the Expedition 69 crew, completed over 20 science experiments during their eight days aboard the orbiting laboratory,…
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Live coverage: U.S.-Saudi commercial astronaut crew returns to Earth
Live coverage of the undocking, re-entry, and splashdown of Axiom’s Ax-2 mission at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SpaceX Splashdown Coverage”] [tabbyending]
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Whitson says commercial station visit critical to private-sector space ops
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Ax-2 crew members Ali Alqarni, Peggy Whitson and John Shoffner on the International Space Station. Credit: Axiom Space America’s most experienced astronaut says her fully commercial visit to the International Space Station this week is a critical stepping stone on the road to space tourism, private-sector orbital research…
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Axiom’s second private astronaut mission docks at International Space Station
SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft approaches the International Space Station for docking Monday. Credit: Axiom / SpaceX / NASA Four commercial space fliers who launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Axiom’s second private astronaut mission Sunday arrived at the International Space Station on a SpaceX crew capsule Monday to start an eight-day stay full of…
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SpaceX launches Axiom-2, before arriving with four astronauts to the ISS
Axiom Space launched the second-ever all-private crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The international crew of Axiom-2 (Ax-2) flew onboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff was on May 21 at 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center, before docking with the…
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SpaceX launches Axiom-2, before arriving with four astronauts to the ISS
Axiom Space launched the second-ever all-private crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The international crew of Axiom-2 (Ax-2) flew onboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff was on May 21 at 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center, before docking with the…
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Two Americans, two Saudis launch on commercial astronaut mission
Watch a replay of our coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:37 p.m. EDT (2137 UTC) on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 will launch SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft with four commercial astronauts on the Ax-2 mission…
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Axiom’s second crew mission has narrow window for launch
Ax-2 mission commander Peggy Whitson, mission specialist Rayyanah Barnawi, pilot John Shoffner, and mission specialist Ali Alqarni train at the European Astronaut Center in Germany. Credit: Axiom Space / European Space Agency The second fully commercial astronaut flight to the International Space Station will have just two opportunities to launch Sunday and Monday, or else…