Ax 2: A Step Beyond

Relive the, Ax2 mission. 10 days. 126 orbits. 26 research projects. 4 crew: Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, Rayyanah Barnawi On May 21, 2023, the crew of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax2), to include Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ax2 is the second private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS), and the fourperson multinational crew made history as the first Axiom Space mission with both private and government sponsored astronauts. , axiomspace, space , nasa Axiom Space is building for beyond, guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leading provider of human spaceflight services and developer of humanrated space infrastructure, Axiom Space operates endtoend missions to the International Space Station today while develop