Astronomy:Axiom Mission 3
.jpg) Launch of Ax-3 on a Falcon 9 rocket | |
| Names | Ax-3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Private spaceflight to the ISS |
| Operator | |
| Website | {{{1}}} |
| Mission duration | 21 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon |
| 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 |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 18, 2024, 21:49:11 UTC (5:49:11 pm EST)[1] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1080‑5), Flight 291 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | missing name |
| Landing date | February 9, 2024, 13:30 UTC (8:30 am EST) |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean, near Daytona Beach, Florida ( [ ⚑ ] 29°48′N 80°42′W / 29.8°N 80.7°W) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | January 20, 2024, 10:42 UTC[2] |
| Undocking date | February 7, 2024, 14:20 UTC |
| Time docked | 18 days, 3 hours, 38 minutes |
 Error creating thumbnail: Left: Axiom mission patch Right: Wandt's Muninn mission patch .jpg) From left: López-Alegría, Wandt, Gezeravcı, and Villadei in black jumpsuits | |
Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3) was a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The flight launched on January 18, 2024,[1] and lasted for 21 days, successfully splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was operated by Axiom Space and used a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.[4] The booster, B1080, had previously flown Axiom-2, among other high-profile missions.[5]
Muninn
The Swedish component of Ax-3 would be the Muninn mission with Marcus Wandt as the first ESA astronaut launched by a private space provider.[6] Wandt was also the first member of the 2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group to receive a spaceflight mission.[7] The mission's name comes from one of Odin's two ravens that together combined symbolize the human mind with Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen being launched as part of the Huginn mission on SpaceX Crew-7.[8] This was the first time that two Scandinavians were in space at the same time.[6] Wandt conducted 20 experiments and participated in five educational programs from understanding the effects of space habitat designs on astronaut stress levels to exploring cellular structure changes and gene expression in microgravity.[6] The mission's patch shows Muninn gliding around Earth to share the knowledge collected by Wandt.[8] The dark blue circle represents Earth and includes lighter lines depicting Sweden.[8]
Crew
All four crewmembers have backgrounds as military pilots.[9] Michael López-Alegría was the commander as an employee of Axiom; Walter Villadei from the Italian Air Force was the mission pilot.[10] The mission specialists were Alper Gezeravcı who was the first astronaut from Turkey;[11][12] and Swedish project astronaut Marcus Wandt.[7]
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Michael López-Alegría, Axiom Space Sixth spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Walter Villadei, AM Second spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Alper Gezeravcı, TUA First spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Marcus Wandt, SNSA / ESA First spaceflight | |
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Peggy Whitson, Axiom Space | |
| Mission specialist | Tuva Cihangir Atasever, TUA | |
Mission
The crew lifted off on a Falcon 9 from LC-39A Florida to dock with the International Space Station for an intended mission duration of approximately two weeks.[13] Final mission duration was 21 days; mission ended with a splashdown into the Atlantic Ocean on February 9, 2024.
Gallery
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Launch of Axiom-3 -
Axiom-3 approaching the ISS -
Axiom-3 docked to the ISS
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See also
- Expedition 70
- Timeline of private spaceflight
- List of European Space Agency programmes and missions
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Falcon 9 Block 5 - Axiom Mission 3 (AX-3)". Next Spaceflight. December 9, 2023. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6790.
- ↑ "Ax-3 Docks to Station Aboard Dragon Spacecraft - Space Station". NASA. January 20, 2024. https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/01/20/ax-3-docks-to-station-aboard-dragon-spacecraft/.
- ↑ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Third Private Astronaut Station Mission". NASA (Press release). March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Axiom and SpaceX sign blockbuster deal" (in en-US). https://www.axiomspace.com/press-release/axiom-spacex-deal.
- ↑ Jones, Caleb. "Space Launch Now - B1080" (in en). https://spacelaunchnow.me/vehicle/launcher/123.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "SPACE TRAVEL ESA's Marcus Wandtembarks on historic Muninn Mission aboard ISS". https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ESAs_Marcus_Wandtembarks_on_historic_Muninn_Mission_aboard_ISS_999.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Axiom Space Announces Astronauts for Third Mission to ISS" (in en-US). September 12, 2023. https://www.axiomspace.com/news/ax3-astronaut-crew.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Pearlman, Robert. "Marcus Wandt's 'Muninn' ESA patch". http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/001824.html.
- ↑ Foust, Jeff (October 18, 2023). "Axiom Space refines training for next private astronaut mission" (in en-US). https://spacenews.com/axiom-space-refines-training-for-next-private-astronaut-mission/.
- ↑ Space, Air Force and Axiom agreements on the Ax-3 mission
- ↑ Roulette, Joey (September 21, 2022). "Exclusive: Saudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom -sources" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/exclusive-saudi-arabia-buys-pair-spacex-astronaut-seats-axiom-sources-2022-09-20/.
- ↑ Pons, Juan (September 28, 2022). "Saudi Arabia and Turkey compete to get a woman astronaut into orbit as soon as possible". https://atalayar.com/en/content/saudi-arabia-and-turkey-compete-get-woman-astronaut-orbit-soon-possible. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ↑ Axiom Space refines training for next private astronaut mission, October 18, 2023.
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