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SpaceX AX-2 Post Mission Press Conference

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 2

After returning to Earth from a 10-day mission in space, the astronauts of the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) will participate in a press conference to share their experience and highlight the work conducted during the second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

The Ax-2 crew includes Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and Commander Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, from the Saudi Space Commission (SSC). Both are members of the inaugural Saudi national astronaut class.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 2

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 21, 2023, 9:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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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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