SpaceX launches third Axiom Space mission to ISS
Posted: Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 11:29 AM ET (1629 GMT)
Axiom Space's third private astronaut mission is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 4:49 pm EST (2149 GMT) and placed a Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The launch was delayed a day to provide more time to confirm adjustments to parachute straps. The Crew Dragon docked with the ISS on Saturday. The two-week Ax-3 mission is carrying astronauts from Italy, Sweden and Turkey, commanded by a former NASA astronaut. Axiom plans to fly such missions to the station, with NASA's approval, twice a year as it works on its first commercial module to install on the station in late 2026.
Axiom Space's third private astronaut mission is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 4:49 pm EST (2149 GMT) and placed a Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The launch was delayed a day to provide more time to confirm adjustments to parachute straps. The Crew Dragon docked with the ISS on Saturday. The two-week Ax-3 mission is carrying astronauts from Italy, Sweden and Turkey, commanded by a former NASA astronaut. Axiom plans to fly such missions to the station, with NASA's approval, twice a year as it works on its first commercial module to install on the station in late 2026.
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