SpaceX Launches Third Axiom Mission To ISS
SpaceX launched its third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on January 18, sending a veteran former NASA astronaut and three astronauts from European governments to the ISS. The mission, known as Ax-3, was launched from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Freedom, separated from the upper stage of the rocket about 12 minutes after liftoff and entered orbit.
The launch of the Ax-3 mission was initially scheduled for January 17 but was delayed by less than six hours due to issues with parachute straps known as energy modulators in the Crew Dragon. SpaceX found these issues during the return of the CRS-29 cargo Dragon mission in December and technicians untwisted the energy modulators in the parachutes on this Crew Dragon before launch. The mission is the third such mission organized by Axiom Space, which is using them to gain experience in spaceflight operations as it prepares to install commercial modules on [+]
The launch of the Ax-3 mission was initially scheduled for January 17 but was delayed by less than six hours due to issues with parachute straps known as energy modulators in the Crew Dragon. SpaceX found these issues during the return of the CRS-29 cargo Dragon mission in December and technicians untwisted the energy modulators in the parachutes on this Crew Dragon before launch. The mission is the third such mission organized by Axiom Space, which is using them to gain experience in spaceflight operations as it prepares to install commercial modules on [+]
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WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched Axiom Space's third private astronaut mission Jan. 18, sending a veteran former NASA astronaut and three astronauts from European governments to the International Space Station.
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