| Nr. |
Name |
Job |
| 1 |
Whitson, Peggy Annette (US) |
CDR |
| 2 |
Shoffner, John Paul (US) |
PLT |
 Ax-2 Crew. |
 Crew aboard the ISS station. |
Description:
- Axiom Mission 2 (or Ax-2) was a private crewed spaceflight operated by Axiom Space. Ax-2 was launched on May 21, 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9, successfully docking
with the International Space Station (ISS) on May 22.[3][2] After eight days docked to the ISS, the Dragon crew capsule Freedom undocked and returned to Earth twelve hours later.
- Ax-2 was the second Axiom mission after Axiom Mission 1 in April 2022 and the third private crewed SpaceX Dragon mission.
 Axiom Ax-2 rollout |
 Axiom Ax-2 launch. |
Mission details:
- Axiom 2 lifted off on May 21, 2023, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, onboard a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. For the first time on a crew mission, the first stage
of Falcon 9 landed on land at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Landing Zone 1 instead of the more common at-sea recovery typical of crew flights. The mission, which was the
second flight of Crew Dragon Freedom, docked with the International Space Station a day later.
- During the mission, the crew performed public outreach activities along with scientific research, including studies into the effects of microgravity on stem cells and other biological experiments.
- After eight days docked to the ISS, Axiom 2 undocked and returned to Earth twelve hours later. Freedom splashed down successfully in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of
anama City, Florida. It was recovered by SpaceX's recovery ship Megan.
 Axiom-2 docked to the ISS |
 Axiom-2 departing the ISS. |
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