Axiom Mission 3
Planned 2023 private crewed spaceflight to the ISS
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Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS
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Names | Ax-3 |
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Mission type | Private spaceflight to the ISS |
Operator | Axiom Space |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Launch mass | 12,519 kg (27,600 lb) |
Landing mass | 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 4 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 2024 (planned) [1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 2024(planned) |
Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Harmony forward or zenith |
Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3 ) is a planned private spaceflight to the International Space Station . The flight, scheduled to launch in January 2024, [1] and expected to last about 14 days, [2] will be operated by Axiom Space and be using a Crew Dragon spacecraft. [3]
Crew
The flight is expected to include the first astronaut from Turkey, Alper Gezeravci, from the Turkish Space Agency , [4] [5] and an astronaut from the Italian Air Force . [6]
The ESA segment of the mission is called Muninn. [7]
Position | Astronaut |
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Spacecraft commander |
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Pilot |
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Mission Specialist 1 |
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Mission Specialist 2 |
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Mission
The flight will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida . From there, it will fly to the International Space Station. Once the mission is complete, it will splash down in the ocean.
References
- 1 2 NASA Space Operations [@NASASpaceOps] (2 August 2023). "NASA, @Axiom_Space, and @SpaceX are targeting no earlier than January 2024 to launch the third private astronaut mission to the @Space_Station" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
- ↑ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Third Private Astronaut Station Mission" . NASA (Press release). 14 March 2023 . Retrieved 14 March 2023 .
- ↑ "Axiom and SpaceX sign blockbuster deal" . Axiom Space . Retrieved 2022-09-26 .
- ↑ Roulette, Joey (2022-09-21). "Exclusive: Saudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom -sources" . Reuters . Retrieved 2022-09-26 .
- ↑ Pons, Juan (2022-09-28). "Saudi Arabia and Turkey compete to get a woman astronaut into orbit as soon as possible" . Retrieved 2022-10-16 .
- ↑ Space, Air Force and Axiom agreements on the Ax-3 mission
- ↑ "Muninn mission patch and name" . Agence spatiale européenne . 16 June 2023 . Retrieved 16 June 2023 . .
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