Axiom Mission 2
Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Crew Dragon Freedom launched from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on May 21, 2023 and returned on May 31 after a commercial research and outreach mission that included former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, private pilot John Shoffner, and Saudi Space Agency astronauts Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ax-2Axiom Mission-2Axiom Space Mission 2Axiom Mission 2Falcon 9 F227
- Name
- Axiom Mission 2
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Crew Dragon Freedom launched from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on May 21, 2023 and returned on May 31 after a commercial research and outreach mission that included former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, private pilot John Shoffner, and Saudi Space Agency astronauts Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi.
- End Date
- 2023-05-31
- Landing Site
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Crew Dragon Freedom completed the Ax-2 private astronaut mission and splashed down off the coast of Florida after 9 days, 5 hours, and 27 minutes in space.
- Program
- Axiom private astronaut missions
- Start Date
- 2023-05-21
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax2
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- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 16:15:26 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 21, 2026 at 19:28:37 UTC
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