A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying 4 non-public astronauts is making its means down from the Worldwide House Station (ISS) and is about to splash down in Florida on Tuesday night time. The ocean landing will probably be broadcast reside.
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After spending 10 days on board the ISS, The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) crew is scheduled to return again to Earth on Might 30 round 11:04 p.m. ET. The crew aboard the Dragon spacecraft, nicknamed Freedom, will splashdown off the coast of Tampa, Florida.
Axiom House will broadcast its crew’s return by way of the corporate’s web site, in addition to its YouTube Channel. SpaceX may also broadcast a reside feed of the ocean splashdown on its web site. Alternatively, you possibly can tune in by way of the feed beneath, which is about to start at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Ax-2 Mission | Splashdown
The Dragon spacecraft undocked from the house station’s Concord module at 11:05 a.m. ET on Tuesday, carrying the four-person crew again to Earth and formally wrapping up the Ax-2 mission.
Axiom House launched its second non-public mission to the ISS on Might 21. The mission was led by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson, who’s at the moment Axiom House’s Director of Human Spaceflight. Saudi Arabia purchased two tickets for its astronauts on board Ax-2, mission specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, whereas pilot John Shoffner bought his personal ticket to house by way of the corporate in 2021. Except for Whitson, the three remaining crew members had by no means been to house earlier than.
The Ax-2 crew joined the seven members of the Expedition 69 crew on board the ISS, bringing the overall variety of astronauts aboard the house station to 11. The four-person crew performed greater than 20 scientific experiments, together with one to look at the results of microgravity on the manufacturing of stem cells. Except for the crew, the SpaceX Dragon can also be carrying greater than 300 kilos (130 kilograms) of cargo and knowledge, in accordance with Axiom House.
Ax-2 is a observe as much as Axiom House’s first mission to the house station, which launched in April 2022. The non-public firm is already planning for the launch of its third mission to the ISS, at the moment scheduled for later this yr.
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