Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:49:11

Thursday January 18, 2024

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Launch included the first Turkish astronaut.

Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3)

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Ax-3 is Axiom Space's third private crew rotation to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The crew consists of commander and former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, pilot Col. Walter Villadei of the Italian Air Force, Turkish mission specialist Alper Gezeravci, and ESA astronaut Marcus Wandt of Sweden

Low Earth Orbit

Rocket

Active
Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

SpaceX logo

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$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

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


292nd

Mission

6th

Mission of 2024

SpaceX


308th

Mission

6th

Mission of 2024

2024


14th

Orbital launch attempt