Axiom Mission 3
Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3) was a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The flight launched on 18 January 2024, and lasted for 21 days, successfully splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. It was operated by Axiom Space and used a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The booster, B1080, had previously flown Axiom-2, among other high-profile missions.
Launch of Ax-3 on a Falcon 9 rocket. | |
| Names | Ax-3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Private spaceflight to the ISS |
| Operator | Axiom Space |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-014A |
| SATCAT no. | 58815 |
| Mission duration | 21 days, 15 hours and 41 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon Freedom |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 12,519 kg (27,600 lb) |
| Landing mass | 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 January 2024 21:49 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1080.5) |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | MV Shannon |
| Landing date | 9 February 2024, 13:30 UTC |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | 20 January 2024, 10:42 UTC |
| Undocking date | 7 February 2024, 14:20 UTC |
| Time docked | 18 days, 3 hours and 38 minutes |
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(L-R) López-Alegría, Wandt, Gezeravcı, Villadei, in black jumpsuits Crew Dragon flights | |
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