On January 18, 2024 at 21:49 UTC the American SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Freedom” (Axiom-3 mission) spacecraft was launched from Kennedy Space Center (LC39A), Florida, USA. The space vehicle was orbited by the “Falcon-9FT” rocket-carrier.
There were 4 crew members onboard the Crew Dragon – Commander, Michael López-Alegría, a US citizen and retired NASA astronaut; pilot, Italian astronaut Walter Villadei; Mission Specialist 1, Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı; Mission Specialist 2, Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt. It’s the 3rd fully commercial mission to the International Space Station. It is the 3rd space flight of Crew Dragon “Freedom” (Dragon capsule C212) spacecraft. The space vehicle is to dock with the International Space Station on January 20. Attachments: |