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'''Axiom Mission 2''' (or '''Ax-2''') is a planned [[SpaceX]] [[Crew Dragon]] mission to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS), operated by SpaceX on behalf of [[Axiom Space]]. Its first two crew members have been announced in May 2021.<ref name="Axiom">{{cite web|url=https://www.axiomspace.com/press-release/ax2|title=Record-holding astronaut Peggy Whitson and mission pilot John Shoffner to lead Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to enable new research in space|publisher=Axiom Space|date=25 May 2021|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref> In December 2021, NASA confirmed that the mission |
'''Axiom Mission 2''' (or '''Ax-2''') is a planned [[SpaceX]] [[Crew Dragon]] mission to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS), operated by SpaceX on behalf of [[Axiom Space]]. Its first two crew members have been announced in May 2021.<ref name="Axiom">{{cite web|url=https://www.axiomspace.com/press-release/ax2|title=Record-holding astronaut Peggy Whitson and mission pilot John Shoffner to lead Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to enable new research in space|publisher=Axiom Space|date=25 May 2021|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref> In December 2021, NASA confirmed that the mission should fly on a Crew Dragon between fall 2022 and late spring 2023.<ref name="Axiom-2">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-second-private-astronaut-mission-to-space-station|title=NASA Selects Second Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station |publisher=NASA|date=13 December 2021|access-date=14 December 2021}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> However, continued international collaboration has been thrown into doubt by the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] and related sanctions on Russia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Witze |first1=Alexandra |title=Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00727-x |website=Nature |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=en |doi=10.1038/d41586-022-00727-x |date=11 March 2022}}</ref> |
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The crew |
The crew is planned to include former [[NASA]] [[Astronaut]] [[Peggy Whitson]] as mission commander and [[John Shoffner]] as pilot.<ref name="SFN20210525">{{cite web|last=Harwood|first=William|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/05/25/whitson-to-command-planned-commercial-flight-to-space-station/|title=Whitson to command planned commercial flight to space station|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=25 May 2021|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref> It was confirmed on 2 June 2021 that the mission would use a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9c4976896349619c5b3d7b/t/60b6b13c89f61a4b7bc6dd9c/1622585660068/Axiom_SpaceX_2June2021.pdf |title=Axiom Space signs blockbuster deal with SpaceX through 2023 to fly three additional Axiom private crew missions to ISS |publisher=Axiom Space |date=2 June 2021 |access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> |
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The winner of the reality TV show of [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] ''Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?'' could join this crew.<ref name="SN20210525">{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/whitson-to-command-second-axiom-space-mission/|title=Whitson to command second Axiom Space mission|publisher=SpaceNews|date=25 May 2021|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref> |
The winner of the reality TV show of [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] ''Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?'' could join this crew.<ref name="SN20210525">{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/whitson-to-command-second-axiom-space-mission/|title=Whitson to command second Axiom Space mission|publisher=SpaceNews|date=25 May 2021|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref> |
Revision as of 11:59, 14 March 2022
Names | Ax-2 |
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Mission type | Space tourism |
Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2023-070A |
SATCAT no. | 56739 |
Website | https://www.axiomspace.com/ |
Mission duration | 16 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Crew | |
Crew size | 4 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | Early 2023 (planned)[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Harmony forward or zenith |
Time docked | 14 days (planned) [2] |
Axiom Mission 2 (or Ax-2) is a planned SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS), operated by SpaceX on behalf of Axiom Space. Its first two crew members have been announced in May 2021.[3] In December 2021, NASA confirmed that the mission should fly on a Crew Dragon between fall 2022 and late spring 2023.[2] However, continued international collaboration has been thrown into doubt by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions on Russia.[4]
The crew is planned to include former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson as mission commander and John Shoffner as pilot.[5] It was confirmed on 2 June 2021 that the mission would use a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.[6]
The winner of the reality TV show of Discovery Who Wants to Be an Astronaut? could join this crew.[7]
Crew
Prime crew
Position | Astronaut | |
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Spacecraft commander | Peggy Whitson Fourth spaceflight | |
Pilot | John Shoffner First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | TBA | |
Mission Specialist 2 | TBA |
References
- ^ Foust, Jeff [@jeff_foust] (19 January 2022). "At this morning's NASA Advisory Council human exploration and operations committee meeting, NASA's Phil McAlister says that, in addition in the slip in the Ax-1 private astronaut mission announced yesterday, Ax-2 is now expected to fly early next year, not late this year" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "NASA Selects Second Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station". NASA. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Record-holding astronaut Peggy Whitson and mission pilot John Shoffner to lead Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to enable new research in space". Axiom Space. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Witze, Alexandra (11 March 2022). "Russia's invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00727-x. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Harwood, William (25 May 2021). "Whitson to command planned commercial flight to space station". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Axiom Space signs blockbuster deal with SpaceX through 2023 to fly three additional Axiom private crew missions to ISS" (PDF). Axiom Space. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Whitson to command second Axiom Space mission". SpaceNews. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.