Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 3

This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a professionally trained commander alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.

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• Michael López-AlegríaCommander · AXS
• Walter VilladeiPilot · IAF
• Alper GezeravciMission Specialist · TAF
• Marcus WandtMission Specialist · ESA

• B1080 · flight 5 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-24 · zone record 53/54

• Axiom Mission 3 Launches to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast) — NASA
• Ax-3 Mission — SpaceX

1. T−45MGO for Prop Load
2. T−42MCrew Access Arm Retract
3. T−39MDragon LES Arm
4. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
5. T−35MProp Load
6. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
7. T−7MEngine Chill
8. T−5MDragon Internal Power
9. T−1MStartup
10. T−1MTank Press
11. T−45SGO for Launch
12. T−3SIgnition
13. P0DLiftoff
14. T+1M12SMax-Q
15. T+2M26SMECO
16. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
17. T+2M36SSES-1
18. T+2M43SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
19. T+3M29SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
20. T+6M18SEntry Burn Startup
21. T+6M29SEntry Burn Shutdown
22. T+7M23SStage 1 Landing Burn
23. T+7M40SStage 1 Landing
24. T+8M48SSECO-1
25. T+12MDragon Separation
26. T+12M46SDragon Nosecode Open

• Launch successful, Crew Dragon on the way to the ISS.

  hitura-nobad · 1/18/2024 · source

• Liftoff

  hitura-nobad · 1/18/2024 · source

• Tweaked T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2024 · source

• Livestream has started

  LL2 · 1/18/2024 · source

• Updated launch weather.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/17/2024 · source

• 24 hours delay for additional checks.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/17/2024 · source

• Tweaked T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/17/2024 · source

• Weather > 95% GO.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/16/2024 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2024 · source

• Tweak in T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 12/31/2023 · source