Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 2
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Launch Window
May 21, 2023, 9:37 p.m. - May 21, 2023, 9:37 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
May 21, 2023, 9:37 p.m. - May 21, 2023, 9:37 p.m.
This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a professionally trained commander alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.
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Successful launch onto the rendezvous trajectory with the ISS
Liftoff
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Weather 60%
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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 first stage has successfully landed back at the launch site after this flight.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 1.Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Crew-4.
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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