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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
✔️ 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
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A look at the zero-G indicator for the #Ax2 mission: Gigi, made by buildabear. 🧸
Gigi is wearing #Axiom’s AxEMU space suit, which will be worn by real astronauts during the Artemis III lunar landing.
Source: @TylerG1998
Gigi is wearing #Axiom’s AxEMU space suit, which will be worn by real astronauts during the Artemis III lunar landing.
Source: @TylerG1998
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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
Source: @w_robinsonsmith
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Welcome aboard the station #Ax2! The four Axiom Space private astronauts entered the orbital outpost after opening the SpaceX Dragon crew ship hatch at 15:00 UTC today.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/05/22/four-axiom-mission-2-private-astronauts-enter-station/
Source: @Space_Station
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/05/22/four-axiom-mission-2-private-astronauts-enter-station/
Source: @Space_Station
blogs.nasa.gov
Four Axiom Mission-2 Private Astronauts Enter Station
Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi now are aboard the International Space Station following Dragon’s hatch opening at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22.
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Welcome aboard the Space Station #Ax2 crew!
They celebrated the moment with a welcome ceremony. The Ax-2 crew members were pinned with the Universal Astronaut Insignia which represents all space travelers.
Source: @Axiom_Space
They celebrated the moment with a welcome ceremony. The Ax-2 crew members were pinned with the Universal Astronaut Insignia which represents all space travelers.
Source: @Axiom_Space
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