Axiom Mission 3 Launched On January 19. All About First All-European Commercial Astronaut Mission To ISS

The third private astronaut mission to the space station, Axiom Mission 3 carried four crew members aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, from Kennedy Space Center.

Axiom Mission 3 is Axiom Space's third commercial human spaceflight mission. The crew members are Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Alper GezaravcI, and Marcus Wandt. It involves four major space agencies and firms: NASA, ESA, SpaceX, and Axiom Space.

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Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the first all-European commercial mission to the International Space Station (ISS), was launched on January 19, 2024, at 3:19 am IST. This is Houston-based aerospace firm Axiom Space's third commercial human spaceflight mission, and the first commercial mission to carry a European Space Agency-sponsored national astronaut. The third private astronaut mission to the space station, Axiom Mission 3 carried four crew members aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, atop a