Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) patch.
April 24, 2022
At the conclusion of a weather briefing today, NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX teams elected to proceed with today’s undocking of the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) from the International Space Station at 8:55 p.m. EDT.
Image above: The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour crew ship that carried four Axiom Mission 1 astronauts to the space station is pictured docked to the Harmony module. Image Credit: NASA.
Ax-1 Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy are targeted to close the hatch about 6:50 p.m. to begin the journey home in SpaceX Dragon Endeavour with splashdown off the coast of Florida approximately 1:06 p.m. Monday, April 25.
NASA Ax-1 return coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):
Sunday, April 24
6:30 p.m. – Coverage begins for hatch closure at approximately 6:50 p.m.
8:30 p.m. – Coverage begins for undocking at about 8:55 p.m.
Axiom Space will resume coverage of Dragon’s re-entry and splashdown beginning at noon Monday, April 25, on the company’s website: https://www.axiomspace.com/ax1
Related articles:
Axiom Mission 1 Undock Postponed to Sunday, Space Station Reboosts
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/04/axiom-mission-1-undock-postponed-to.html
Station Crew Busy with Research as Managers Work Ax-1, Crew-4 Missions
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/04/station-crew-busy-with-research-as.html
NASA, Axiom Space, SpaceX Wave Off Private Astronaut Mission Undocking
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/04/nasa-axiom-space-spacex-wave-off.html
Related links:
Commercial Crew: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Image (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Mark Garcia.
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