Axiom Mission-2 (Ax-2) Cleared for Launch – ISS Crew Prepares for Arrival of Private Astronauts

Axiom Mission-2 (Ax-2) Cleared for Launch – ISS Crew Prepares for Arrival of Private Astronauts

• The second private astronaut mission, Axiom Mission-2 (Ax-2), has been cleared for launch to the International Space Station, led by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson. The Ax-2 crew will engage in research and commercial activities while the current ISS crew continues microgravity science experiments and maintenance activities.
• Mission managers have given the go for the launch of the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The Expedition 69 crew is preparing to meet the new astronauts while also keeping up its human research, maintaining orbital lab systems, and stowing spacewalk tools.
• Axiom Space, SpaceX, and NASA managers met on Monday and agreed to launch four Axiom Mission-2 (Ax-2) crew members to the space station at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday. Veteran astronaut and commander Peggy Whitson will lead first-time space flyers Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and RayyanahBarnawi aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and guide it to an automated docking at 9:24 a.m. on Monday. The private astronauts will enter the station through the Harmony module’s space-facing port and begin several days of research, outreach, and commercial activities before returning to Earth.

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Published date : 17 May 2023 05:31PM