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The Axiom-2 crew returned to Earth after spending 10 days in space, including 8 days aboard the International Space Station. The crew performed various experiments during their stay, and Commander Peggy Whitson extended her record of time in space to 675 days. Axiom is preparing to send up their own modules to attach to the ISS, with plans to eventually form their own privately owned space station.
Axiom 2, the second all-commercial mission to the International Space Station, has launched from the Kennedy Space Center. The mission is commanded by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and includes the first Saudi woman to fly into space. The crew will be responsible for 20 science experiments, including stem cell research, during their 10-day stay on the ISS. Axiom uses these commercial missions to build experience with SpaceX and NASA as it works toward building its own commercial space station.
SpaceX is set to launch the Axiom-2 mission from Kennedy Space Center with a crew of four private astronauts, including the first Saudi Arabian government-sponsored astronauts. The mission is contracted with NASA and is expected to last about ten days, with eight days docked to the International Space Station. The crew will travel back to Earth for a splashdown landing off the coast of Florida. The launch is scheduled for 5:37 p.m. EDT on May 21, with a 60% chance of "go" conditions at the pad.
SpaceX's Axiom-2 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station is set to launch on May 21, with a four-person crew including former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson as commander, private spaceflight participant John Shoffner as pilot, and two Saudi Arabian astronauts. The mission is contracted between NASA and Axiom Space and will focus on educational outreach and up to 20 experiments and technology demonstrations. The crew will spend eight days on the ISS before returning to Earth for a splashdown landing in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico.
This week is the best for stargazing as it's New Moon, with a waning crescent Moon beside Jupiter on May 17, and a crescent Moon, Venus, and Mars on May 21. Axiom-2, the second privately funded mission to the International Space Station, is scheduled to launch on May 17. The constellation of the week is Ursa Major, and the object of the week is Mizar and Alcor.
Peggy Whitson, the first female commander of a private space mission, will return to space next month aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Whitson and three other astronauts will dock with the International Space Station for a 10-day mission, during which they plan to conduct more than 20 different experiments related to science, outreach, and commercial activities. Axiom plans to launch the first module of its commercial space station in 2025.