Meet the Axiom 3 Crew | Axiom Space | International Space Station

Meet the Axiom 3 Crew | Axiom Space | International Space Station

Axiom 3 Official Crew Portrait

Michael López Alegría - Ax-3 Commander

Walter Villadei - Ax-3 Pilot

Alper Gezeravcı - Ax-3 Mission Specialist

 Marcus Wandt - Ax-3 Mission Specialist

Axiom 3 Crew Portrait

Axiom 3 Mission Patch

Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3): The first all European commercial astronaut mission representing five nations. Axiom Space has announced the full crew complement for its third mission, Ax-3, to the International Space Station (ISS) after receiving NASA and ISS-partner approval for the four-person, multinational team to travel to the orbiting laboratory no earlier than January 2024. 

Three countries—Italy, Türkiye, and Sweden through the European Space Agency (ESA)—have united for Ax-3, with Axiom Space’s Chief Astronaut and Commander Michael López-Alegría leading the commercial mission, representing both the U.S. and Spain as a dual-citizen. The Ax-3 pilot is Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei, and the two mission specialists are Alper Gezeravcı of Türkiye and ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt of Sweden. Villadei, Gezeravcı, and Wandt have extensive flight crew experience and have all served in their nation’s Air Forces.

The Ax-3 Crew

Michael López-Alegría - Ax-3 Commander

Michael's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/michael-lopez-alegria

Walter Villadei - Ax-3 Pilot

Walter's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/walter-villadei

Alper Gezeravcı - Ax-3 Mission Specialist

Alper's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronauts/alper-gezeravci

Marcus Wandt - Ax-3 Mission Specialist

Marcus' Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronauts/marcus-wandt

Learn more about Axiom: www.axiomspace.com

Image Credit: Axiom Space

Release Date: Oct. 18, 2023

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