The #Ax2 crew is seated in the Dragon spacecraft and has completed their pre-launch checklist.

✔️ Comms
✔️ Seats rotated
✔️ Suit leaks
✔️ Tray tables in full upright & locked position
✔️ Seat belts correctly fastened

NEXT: side hatch will close for flight.
Source: @Axiom_Space

SpaceX support crews are clearing the tower, but just before 4 pm EDT, SpaceX’s Bill Gerstenmaeir said engineers were “still seeing this small leak” in the attitude control system. He told the #Ax2 crew that they’re being conservative to make sure they and the vehicle are safe.
Source: @w_robinsonsmith

Ax-2 is go for launch
Source: @SpaceX

T-35 minutes until liftoff; propellant loading of Falcon 9 has begun, and Dragon’s escape system is armed
Source: @SpaceX

T-1 minute!

Liftoff of Ax-2!
Source: @SpaceX

Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway
Source: @SpaceX

Falcon 9’s first stage booster has landed on Landing Zone 1, a first for a human spaceflight mission
Source: @SpaceX

Dragon has separated from Falcon 9’s second stage
Source: @SpaceX

First opportunity to talk live with the Ax-2 crew on-orbit will be in roughly 1.5 hours at ~0:40 UTC tonight. Will confirm ~15 min prior to start of the event
Source: @SpaceX

Flight profile of Dragon and Ax-2 as they travel to the space station
Source: @SpaceX

‍Watch live as the Ax-2 astronauts check-in from orbit https://www.youtube.com/live/YK-ScDtnNlg
Source: @SpaceX

‍Watch Dragon and the Ax-2 astronauts dock with the space station → https://www.youtube.com/live/F6WLkE-KoRc
Source: @SpaceX