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AX-2 MISSION

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon spacecraft will launch the four members of the Ax-2 mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. (Spectrum News/Will Robinson Smith)

AX-2 MISSION

LIVE BLOG: Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission

BY Anthony Leone Orlando

UPDATED 6:23 PM ET May. 21, 2023 PUBLISHED 12:34 PM ET May 21, 2023 PUBLISHED 12:34 PM EDT May 21, 2023

Using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, Axiom Space sent Commander Peggy Whitson, pilot John Shoffner, and mission specialists Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi to the International Space Station Sunday evening.

Below were the play-by-play of the countdown to the Ax-2 mission at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Go to the main story to find out about the mission and the experiments.

Anthony Leone - Digital Media Producer

Anthony has a long career as an editor and reporter for newspapers and news websites. He has covered general and breaking news, crime, and politics. In addition, he also covers space and rocket launches, where he has won awards for this coverage.