Axiom Mission 3
Axiom Mission 3 was a commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station and Axiom Space's first all-European commercial astronaut mission. Crew Dragon Freedom launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on January 18, 2024 with Michael Lopez-Alegria commanding, Walter Villadei as pilot, and Alper Gezeravci and Marcus Wandt as mission specialists. The mission supported national, ESA, educational, and commercial research while demonstrating a path for countries and agencies to fly astronauts through a commercial ISS mission model.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ax-3Axiom Mission-3Axiom Space Mission 3
- Name
- Axiom Mission 3
- Slug
- axiom-mission-3
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Axiom Mission 3 was a commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station and Axiom Space's first all-European commercial astronaut mission. Crew Dragon Freedom launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on January 18, 2024 with Michael Lopez-Alegria commanding, Walter Villadei as pilot, and Alper Gezeravci and Marcus Wandt as mission specialists. The mission supported national, ESA, educational, and commercial research while demonstrating a path for countries and agencies to fly astronauts through a commercial ISS mission model.
- End Date
- 2024-02-09
- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed. The Ax-3 crew launched aboard Crew Dragon Freedom on January 18, 2024, worked aboard the ISS, undocked on February 7, and splashed down off the coast of Florida on February 9, 2024.
- Program
- Axiom private astronaut missions
- Space Station Id
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- Start Date
- 2024-01-18
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax3
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom_Mission_3
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/8/2026, 8:41:10 AM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 7/8/2026, 9:31:22 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Mission provider
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Launch and spacecraft operator
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Crew partner
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Crew partner
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Crew partner
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Swedish mission partner
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
- td75prt6nf6zkaf39ak53j08t98a5xv8
- Role
- Mission Specialist / ESA Project Astronaut