The goal at the time was to have the agreement in place to allow a Russian cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, to go on the Crew-5 mission launching in September, while a NASA astronaut, rumored to be Frank Rubio, would go on the Soyuz MS-22 mission also launching in September. That goal remains in place, but agency leaders said time is running out.
April 6, Wednesday10:45 a.m. – Coverage of the SpaceX/Axiom-1 launch on Crew Dragon Endeavour to the International Space Station. Launch scheduled at 12:05 p.m. EDT – Kennedy Space Center/Johnson Space Center via Hawthorne, Calif. (All Channels)April 8, Frida1 a.m. – Coverage of the rendezvous, docking, hatch opening and welcoming ceremony of the Axiom-1 crew on the International Space Station. Docking scheduled at 2:45 a.m. EDT. (All Channels)
April 18, Monday10 a.m. – International Space Station Russian spacewalk 52 (Artemyev and Matveev; spacewalk begins at 10:25 a.m. EDT) (All Channels)April 28, Thursday10 a.m. – International Space Station Russian spacewalk 53 (Artemyev and Matveev; spacewalk begins at 10:30 a.m. EDT) (All Channels)
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch four private astronauts on the Axiom-1 mission to the International Space Station on April 8 at 11:17am EDT.
As such, SpaceX, Axiom, and NASA are now targeting NET Friday, April 8 at 11:17 a.m. EDT for launch of the Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station. Docking is scheduled for Saturday, April 9 at approximately 7:30 a.m. EDT.
April 9, Saturday5:30 a.m. – Coverage of the rendezvous, docking, hatch opening, and welcoming ceremony of the Axiom-1 crew on the International Space Station. Docking scheduled at 6:45 a.m. EDT; hatch opening is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. EDT; welcoming ceremony scheduled at 10:05am EDT (All Channels)
No Earlier Than: April 8, 2022 - 11:17 a.m. EasternMission: Axiom-1 Mission to the International Space StationDescription:The spaceflight, designated as Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and travel to the International Space Station. Once aboard the orbiting laboratory, the four-person Axiom Space crew will conduct science, outreach, and commercial activities for eight days before their return to Earth.
Kathy Lueders @KathyLuedersNASA and @SpaceX continue to carefully look at the operational schedules ahead of the agency’s Crew-4 mission to the @Space_Station. We currently are targeting launch no earlier than April 21 and also looking at the backup date of April 23. (1/2)
June 8 - Dragon v2 (SpX-25) docking (to Harmony PMA 2 / IDA 2)
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Ax-1: LIFTOFF! At 11:17:12am EDT (1517 UTC)
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Ax-1: Crew Dragon separation confirmed; López-Alegría, Connor, Pathy and Stibbe will now kick off a 20-hour automated rendezvous with the space station; if all goes well, the crew will dock at the lab's forward Harmony module ~7:45am (1145 UTC) Saturday
SpaceX and Axiom say Ax-1 docking is tomorrow at 7:45 ET, while NASA says 6:45 ET. Which time is correct?
The first private astronaut mission from Axiom Space is on track to launch aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday at 11:17 a.m. Ax-1 Commander and former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, along with Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy, would arrive at the space station on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. docking to the Harmony module’s space-facing port to begin their stay aboard the orbital lab.
The Ax-1 mission will last about 11 days, with roughly nine days on the space station, where López-Alegría, Connor, Pathy, and Stibbe will perform experiments, participate in educational and public relations outreach activities, and enjoy their time in orbit.
Quote from: scr00chy on 04/08/2022 04:00 pmSpaceX and Axiom say Ax-1 docking is tomorrow at 7:45 ET, while NASA says 6:45 ET. Which time is correct?https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2022/04/07/station-crew-preps-for-spacewalks-and-ax-1-mission/QuoteThe first private astronaut mission from Axiom Space is on track to launch aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday at 11:17 a.m. Ax-1 Commander and former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, along with Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy, would arrive at the space station on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. docking to the Harmony module’s space-facing port to begin their stay aboard the orbital lab.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch four astronauts on NASA's Crew-4 mission to the ISS from pad 39A on April 21 or 23 TBD earliest, at ~6:14am or 5:25am EDT if those days.
After a journey of almost 21 hours, Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy arrived at the International Space Station at 8:29 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 9. Crew Dragon Endeavour docked to the orbital complex while the spacecraft were flying about 260 miles above the central Atlantic Ocean.Dragon Endeavour’s docking was delayed approximately 45 minutes as the space station teams, including mission controllers at NASA and SpaceX, worked to troubleshoot an issue preventing the crew members on station from receiving views from Dragon’s center line camera of the Harmony’s modules docking port. Mission teams worked to route video using a SpaceX ground station to the crew on the space station allowing Dragon to proceed with docking.
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1)...C206 (Endeavour)Flight #3
SpaceX Crew-4...C212 (Freedom)Flight #1
CRS SpX-25...C208Flight #3
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