Axiom Space Mission 1

Michael López-Alegría

• Birthday: 05/30/1958
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 10/20/1995
• Last Flight: 01/18/2024

Michael López-Alegría is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Spac...

Larry Connor

• Birthday: 01/07/1950
• Role: Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/08/2022
• Last Flight: 04/08/2022

Larry Connor is an American real estate and technology entrepreneur.

Eytan Stibbe

• Birthday: 01/12/1958
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: Israel
• First Flight: 04/08/2022
• Last Flight: 04/08/2022

Eytan Meir Stibbe is an Israeli former fighter pilot, businessman and commercial astronaut.

In November 2020...

Mark Pathy

• Birthday: 01/01/1970
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: Canada
• First Flight: 04/08/2022
• Last Flight: 04/08/2022

Mark Pathy is the CEO and chairman of Mavrik, a privately-owned investment and financing company, and is the chairman of the ...

Mission

Axiom Space Mission 1

• Type: Tourism
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
• Launch Cost: $52,000,000

This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a commander professionally trained by Axiom alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.

Location

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 199 rockets, including 198 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 257 rocket launches.

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

Rocket

SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Learn more about the Falcon 9 Block 5

Core B1062

B1062 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 5th flight. Booster B1062 last launched 08/28/2024 and has seen 22 successful launches and landings. Notable launches include GPS III SV04 & SV05 , Inspiration4 and Axiom-1.

Destroyed during its 23rd landing attempt.

A Shortfall of Gravitas - ASOG

The fourth ASDS barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship - ASDS

An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.

Agency

SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.