Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 1
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Axiom Space Mission 1
This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a commander professionally trained by Axiom alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Serial C206
Launch Crew Count 4
Status Active
Landing Time 2022-04-25T17:06:00+0000
Crew
Michael López-Alegría
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1958-05-30
Status Active
Type Private
Larry Connor
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1950-01-07
Status Occasional Spaceflight
Type Private
Eytan Stibbe
Mission Specialist
Nationality Israeli
Date Of Birth 1958-01-12
Status Occasional Spaceflight
Type Private
Mark Pathy
Mission Specialist
Nationality Canadian
Date Of Birth 1970-01-01
Status Occasional Spaceflight
Type Private
Falcon 9 Block 5
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8300 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7607 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 549 Tonnes
Launch Success 343
Consecutive Success 46
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1062
Status destroyed
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 23
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-04-08T15:33:09+0000
Launch success.
Jay
2022-04-07T12:31:56+0000
Weather 90%
Jay
2022-04-06T13:32:11+0000
Weather 80%
Jay
2022-04-06T12:02:03+0000
Go for launch
Jay
2022-04-05T12:46:35+0000
Weather 70%
Jay
2022-04-04T00:59:56+0000
Targeting April 8 at 15:17 UTC
Nosu
2022-04-03T17:06:51+0000
NET April 7 due to SLS wet dress rehearsal delay
SwGustav
2022-03-28T20:44:05+0000
NET Apr 6th
Nosu
2022-03-17T13:33:43+0000
Adding T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-03-17T00:47:34+0000
New launch date (NET).
Nosu
2022-02-24T15:13:26+0000
Adjusting T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-02-08T06:14:29+0000
New launch time.
Nosu
2022-02-02T17:10:06+0000
Targeting March 30
Jay
2022-01-18T15:56:17+0000
Launch delayed to NET Mar. 31.
Jay
2021-12-21T11:55:25+0000
Launch now NET February 28.
spacevogel
2021-09-24T17:01:23+0000
Launch is planned for Feb 21
Programs
Axiom Private Spaceflight
Axiom Space provides human spaceflight missions to the International Space Station. The company sent its first commercial astronauts into orbit in 2022. It also plans human spaceflight for government-funded and commercial astronauts engaging in in-space research, in-space manufacturing, and space exploration.
Related Events
Ax-1 Post Mission Press Conference
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Axiom Space leadership and the Ax-1 astronauts will discuss mission highlights, including a recap of the robust research activities, training, and what the crew learned during their time in space. The event will then open to questions from the press and social media.
SpaceX AX-1 Crew Dragon Splashdown
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The AX-1 Crew Dragon will splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing Axiom Space Mission 1 commander Michael López-Alegría and passengers Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy back to Earth after spending a few days on the International Space Station.
SpaceX AX-1 Crew Dragon Undocking
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The AX-1 Crew Dragon will undock from the International Space Station, carrying Axiom Space Mission 1 commander Michael López-Alegría and passengers Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy. It will then reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX AX-1 Crew Dragon Docking
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The AX-1 Crew Dragon will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying Axiom Space Mission 1 commander Michael López-Alegría and passengers Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy.
Axiom-1 Crew Press Conference
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Axiom Space are holding a press conference with the Ax-1 crew.
Ax-1 Flight Readiness Media Teleconference
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NASA will host a media teleconference Friday, March 25, following the agency’s flight readiness review for the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Ax-1 Mission Briefing
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Axiom Space will host a virtual press conference at 11 a.m. EST Monday, Feb. 28, to preview the launch of Ax-1, the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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