Axiom Space Station

By IASbook Team September 26, 2023 Educational Resources 0 Comments

Recently, AX-2 the second private mission to ISS (Axiom Mission 2) successfully launched.

Mission name: Axiom Mission-2
Launched on: May 21, 2023
With Astronauts including Peggy Whitson mission commander, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, and Rayyanah Barnawi.
To ISS (International Space Station).
Launched by: SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Falcon-9 rocket.

Key Features

Axiom Space’s AX-2 is the second step towards the construction of the world’s first commercial space station Axiom Space Station.
The AX-2 crew safely splashed dawn at 11:04 p.m. on May 30, 2023.

About Axiom Space Station

It will be the world’s first commercial space station.
It is underway, following the completion of preliminary and critical design reviews in collaboration with NASA.
Axiom Space is preparing for the 2025 launch of its first section of a next-generation platform that will operate in low-earth orbit.
Headquartered in Hauston Texas.