Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2)
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
21:37:09
Sunday May 21, 2023
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Launch Notes
First space flight by a Saudi female astronaut. First landing of a booster from a crewed mission on land at LZ-1.
Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2)
Ax-2 is Axiom Space's second private crew rotation to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The crew consists of commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, pilot John Shoffner and Emirati mission specialists Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$69.75 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
Landing Zone 1
Launch Site
Stats
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227th
Mission
32nd
Mission of 2023
SpaceX
239th
Mission
35th
Mission of 2023
2023
75th
Orbital launch attempt