Axiom Mission 3

Axiom Mission 3
	Launch of Ax-3 on a Falcon 9 rocket
Names	Ax-3
Mission type	Private spaceflight to the ISS
Operator	Axiom Space; SpaceX;
COSPAR ID	2024-014A
SATCAT no.	58815
Website	www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax3
Mission duration	21 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Crew Dragon Freedom
Spacecraft type	Crew Dragon
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Launch mass	12,519 kg (27,600 lb)
Landing mass	9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size	4
Members	Michael López-Alegría; Walter Villadei; Alper Gezeravcı; Marcus Wandt;
Start of mission
Launch date	18 January 2024, 21:49:11 UTC (5:49:11 pm EST)
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1080.5)
Launch site	Kennedy, LC‑39A
Contractor	SpaceX
End of mission
Recovered by	MV Shannon
Landing date	9 February 2024, 13:30 UTC (8:30 am EST)
Landing site	Atlantic Ocean, near Daytona Beach, Florida (29°48′N 80°42′W / 29.8°N 80.7°W)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.66°
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, 38 minutes
	; From left: López-Alegría, Wandt, Gezeravcı and Villadei, in black jumpsuits Axiom Space missions ← Axiom Mission 2 Axiom Mission 4 → Crew Dragon flights ← SpaceX Crew-7 SpaceX Crew-8 →

Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3) was a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The flight launched on 18 January 2024,^[1] and lasted for 21 days, successfully splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.^[3] It was operated by Axiom Space and used a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.^[4] The booster, B1080, had previously flown Axiom-2, among other high-profile missions.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Falcon 9 Block 5 - Axiom Mission 3 (AX-3)". Next Spaceflight. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "Ax-3 Docks to Station Aboard Dragon Spacecraft - Space Station". NASA. January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Third Private Astronaut Station Mission". NASA (Press release). March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ "Axiom and SpaceX sign blockbuster deal". Axiom Space. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ Jones, Caleb. "Space Launch Now - B1080". Space Launch Now. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[nxsf-ax3-1] "Falcon 9 Block 5 - Axiom Mission 3 (AX-3)". Next Spaceflight. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[2] "Ax-3 Docks to Station Aboard Dragon Spacecraft - Space Station". NASA. January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[nasa-20230314-3] "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Third Private Astronaut Station Mission". NASA (Press release). March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[4] "Axiom and SpaceX sign blockbuster deal". Axiom Space. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[5] Jones, Caleb. "Space Launch Now - B1080". Space Launch Now. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

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