SpaceX Axiom Space Mission 1 Crew | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Axiom Space Mission 1 Crew | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Left to right: Mark Pathy, Larry Connor, Michael López-Alegría, Eytan Stibbe

Left to right: Mark Pathy, Larry Connor, Michael López-Alegría, Eytan Stibbe

Left to right: Larry Connor, Michael López-Alegría, Mark Pathy, Eytan Stibbe

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-1 mission is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 crew members Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mark Pathy of Canada are scheduled to launch on April 8 at 11:17 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. 

Michael López-Alegría (born May 30, 1958) is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission prior to Ax-1. He has performed ten spacewalks in his career to date.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach, and commercial activities. Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom missions to the orbiting laboratory and an important step toward Axiom’s goal of constructing a private space station, Axiom Station, in low-Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub.

Learn more about Ax-1 at Axiom Space:

https://www.axiomspace.com

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Release Date: April 7, 2022

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