Engineering:Axiom Mission 2

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Short description: Orbital space tourism mission operated by SpaceX on behalf of Axiom Space
Axiom Mission 2
NamesAx-2
Mission typeSpace tourism
OperatorSpaceX
Websitehttps://www.axiomspace.com/
Mission duration16 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
  • Peggy Whitson
  • John Shoffner
Start of mission
Launch dateEarly 2023 (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward or zenith
Time docked14 days (planned) [2]
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Axiom Mission 2 (or Ax-2) is a planned SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS), operated by SpaceX on behalf of Axiom Space. Its first two crew members have been announced in May 2021.[3] In December 2021, NASA confirmed that the mission would fly on a Crew Dragon between fall 2022 and late spring 2023.[2]

The crew will include former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson as mission commander and John Shoffner as pilot.[4] It was confirmed on 2 June 2021 that the mission would use a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.[5]

The winner of the reality TV show of Discovery Who Wants to Be an Astronaut? could join this crew.[6]

Crew

Prime crew

Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Peggy Whitson
Fourth spaceflight
Pilot United States John Shoffner
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
Mission Specialist 2 TBA


References

  1. ↑ Foust, Jeff [@jeff_foust] (19 January 2022). "At this morning's NASA Advisory Council human exploration and operations committee meeting, NASA's Phil McAlister says that, in addition in the slip in the Ax-1 private astronaut mission announced yesterday, Ax-2 is now expected to fly early next year, not late this year.". https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1483810653894815755. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NASA Selects Second Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station". NASA. 13 December 2021. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-second-private-astronaut-mission-to-space-station.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ "Record-holding astronaut Peggy Whitson and mission pilot John Shoffner to lead Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to enable new research in space". Axiom Space. 25 May 2021. https://www.axiomspace.com/press-release/ax2. 
  4. ↑ Harwood, William (25 May 2021). "Whitson to command planned commercial flight to space station". Spaceflight Now. https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/05/25/whitson-to-command-planned-commercial-flight-to-space-station/. 
  5. ↑ "Axiom Space signs blockbuster deal with SpaceX through 2023 to fly three additional Axiom private crew missions to ISS". Axiom Space. 2 June 2021. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9c4976896349619c5b3d7b/t/60b6b13c89f61a4b7bc6dd9c/1622585660068/Axiom_SpaceX_2June2021.pdf. 
  6. ↑ "Whitson to command second Axiom Space mission". SpaceNews. 25 May 2021. https://spacenews.com/whitson-to-command-second-axiom-space-mission/. 



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