The 4 Axiom Mission-2 team members join the seven-member Expedition 69 crew aboard the station and gather together for a team greeting ceremony. Credit: NASA TELEVISION
Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, and Rayyanah Barnawi now are aboard the International Space Station (ISS) following Dragons hatch opening at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22.
Ax-2 docked to the orbital complex at 9:12 a.m. on the second mission with a completely personal crew to come to the orbiting lab.
The Axiom Space crew are signing up with Expedition 69 crew members aboard station, consisting of NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Woody Hoburg, and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, as well as Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin, Andrey Fedyaev, and Sergey Prokopyev.
Four spaceships are docked at the area station consisting of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour and Freedom team ships and Roscosmos Soyuz MS-23 team ship and Progress 83 resupply ship. Credit: NASA
Next up, the station crew members will participate in a welcome event aboard the International Space Station.
Axiom Space astronauts are anticipated to depart the area station on May 30, pending weather, for a return to Earth and splashdown at a landing site off the coast of Florida.
The Ax-2 mission patch highlights the charm of space, expect the future, and the essential role of the ISS to join the finest elements of humankind. The Ax-2 patch is a classic triangular shape, which represents stability and power. Credit: Axiom Space
The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts represent a brand-new wave of area leaders to widen access to the International Space Station (ISS) and low-Earth orbit. This varied, four-person team will carry out significant research study aboard the ISS, checking out cutting-edge technologies while likewise functioning as worldwide ambassadors for the fields of science, innovation, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Their devoted work will form the structure for the future advancement and operation of the Axiom Station– poised to become the worlds inaugural commercial area station.
