Ax-2 Mission | Launch

On Sunday, May 21 at 5:37 p.m. ET (21:37 UTC), Falcon 9 launched Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Monday, May 22 at approximately 9:16 a.m. ET (13:16 UTC).
During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct over 20 science and technology experiments in areas such as human physiology, physical sciences, and STEAM to help expand knowledge to benefit life on Earth in areas such as healthcare, materials, technology development, and enable industrial advances.
The webcast will resume approximately two hours prior to docking.

[@Z_q5]

A sense of pride in my country 💚🇸🇦

[@andresouza2314]

Thumbs up

[@Skyz-eg]

🇪🇬🤝🏼🇸🇦

[@Black_hole306]

🇮🇳🤝🇺🇸🤝🇸🇦

[@ltv..123]

…you’re from South Africa like P.T. Barnum?……

[@Azuz1.9.9.7]

❤⚘🇸🇦🤝🇸🇾⚘❤

[@riim1994]

فخورين فيكم الله يحفظكم 🇸🇦🇸🇦.

[@gamergirldana7734]

صحيح

[@SS-sg4eg]

اي فخر ترا بس بترول بدونه مجرد صحراء

[@user-ti6gq7lt6y]

فخررررر،وان شاء الله الأبطال يرجعون بالسلامة أستودعناهم الله وعند الله لاتضيع الودائع ❤️🇸🇦

[@TubaTones]

Pretty sure God didn’t build the rockets or engineer them. Maybe thank the team at SpaceX first yeah?

[@AR-xo1fp]

@@TubaTones ، Their ability to achieve this was thanks to God's help and faith in Him. People like you will not understand!

[@matta8569]

​@@TubaTones People of faith believe God made humans capable of being intelligent, determined, focused, creative, imaginative, curious, ambitious, collaborative... and many other amazing qualities needed to achieve amazing things like this - in their case, why not thank God first? Clearly there's no offence intended, I doubt any would be taken by majority of SpaceX/Axion staff; I suspect it likely doesn't serve you either friend.

[@altaif5134]

@@TubaTones نشكر الله ثم نشكر سبيس اكس حيث أن الله هو خالق عقل الإنسان والانسان يجتهد

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

If 'god' exists, she'd be telling you to thank all the hard working engineers.

[@thedarkside13]

3:30:58 lift off. 3:38:14 I can watch these beautiful landings over and over and never get tired of 'em.🙂

[@AFFXTrader]

Just amazing

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

My Dad worked for Aerojet for many years. He would be amazed by what is possible now.

[@jonasthemovie]

Was surprised by the land-ing for a crew mission.

[@tbjtbj7930]

Its 7 years now since the first Falcon 9 landing - and since then, not only has nobody else successfully landed an orbital booster, nobody else has properly tried* . Which is kinda sad. * (Except Electron, which was only a feasibility study)

[@joodyanani]

It’s just like an airplane flight they fly to a higher layer plz wake up

[@clevergirl4457]

SpaceX's 10th human spaceflight mission all within 3 years! It's nothing short of incredible what you guys have achieved. And what a treat to have return to launch site landings on crew launches now.

[@egooidios5061]

Oh, wait and see what will happen once Starship becomes operational! Fingers crossed, SpaceX should already have plans to assemble the first private space station! With the starship capabilities it could be humongous!

[@floggerfrog]

SpaceX 10 - 0 Boeing

[@anonymoussoul3343]

4:30 The streaming started 26:00 First Appearance of the 4 crews 39:00 Crew started to enter the Dragon capsule 44:26 All the crews together into Dragon 3:31:00 Liftoff 3:33:32 MECO 3:38:40 The mighty Landing 3:43:03 Dragon Separation 3:47:42 Excited that the broadcast is comming to an end 3:49:40 The End

[@wizardiuss]

3:47:42 Excited that the broadcast is comming to an end

[@levim157]

Thank you sir!

[@commanderinchiefv1nce141]

Legend!

[@anonymoussoul3343]

@@wizardiuss added :D

[@taize3581]

dude u need to get honored for this one

[@galsufyani6148]

مملكة الفخر دام عزك يا وطن فخورين جداً🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@user-vb2bb7ir5k]

طار قلبي يوم طار الصاروخ يالله يا رب تحفظ عيالنا وتردهم لاهلهم ولوطنهم غانمين وسالمين 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@shaadens]

We are very proud in this country and lucky🇸🇦💚

[@e.7iw]

Proud of my countrymen🇸🇦🇸🇦 فخوره بأبناء وطني🇸🇦🇸🇦🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍.

[@rehamhakami9570]

فخوره فيكم استودعتكم الرحمن ترجعو بسلامه 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦❤❤❤

[@icycooldrink6085]

@@user-mr4uo5mw9n Yeah, you really do need that hug, huh?

[@f_boo]

@Caber Tosser you fool renegade

[@anonymoussoul3343]

For the very first time, the Falcon 9 landed on land on a crew mission. The landings will NEVER get old... Bravo SpaceX!

[@openwrtguru247]

Do you know why they did this time? Does Falcon 9 require less propellant for boosting and have enough for returning back ?

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@openwrtguru247 This Dragon had less cargo in it than previous manned missions, so there was enough fuel for RTLS.

[@rbrtck]

@@odysseusrex5908 Not only this, the Falcon 9 has always had the "extra" performance needed for this on many/most crewed flights, but SpaceX were never sure enough on each flight, so they maintained a larger margin on crewed flights until now. With so many flights and reflights of the Falcon 9 providing data that suggests very consistent performance, however, SpaceX are now pretty confident that each first stage will have enough fuel left for the boostback for an RTLS. Note that this represents zero additional risk for the crew, and only a slight risk, if any, for the first stage. It's really just a matter of having more experience with, practical working knowledge of, and confidence in the Falcon 9 now than before. And yes, of course, this probably only works with a relatively light load on crewed flights. Including more than a certain amount of cargo mass would require a drone ship landing instead. That stands to reason.

[@rbrtck]

@@openwrtguru247 The Falcon 9 Block 5 itself has not changed. SpaceX have simply built up enough confidence in the Falcon 9's consistency to actually attempt such a landing on lightly-loaded crewed missions, and obviously they were right.

[@MrXMasterTrader]

@@odysseusrex5908 No. It will be for all future crew or cargo dragon missions

[@q1thmaer10]

احس اني في فخر بلادي 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@justboredom1]

Translation: I feel proud of my country

[@odyssey21thcentury31]

Right on dude! that partnership will rock human space exploration

[@icycooldrink6085]

@@user-mr4uo5mw9n Come on, We've established that you're lonely and need a hug, but you have to meet people half way. Copy and paste is very lazy on your part.

[@user-xl9vi6kc1z]

So proud of my country 🇸🇦 The best in progress and technology

[@rinato7757]

Ok

[@vvvvvv-op7jb]

well they bought a flight from SpaceX didn't made a rocket themselves. not count as much of a thing tho

[@chrisdaniel1339]

The landing is still one of the most amazing parts of each mission.

[@macdieter23558]

And once again, soft as a kiss!

[@mattlampe]

I've seen them all and the engineering behind the landing still blows my mind every time.

[@Rustam-Ibragimov]

This is how Prophet Muhammad’s winged horse had landed with 7th century technology: with fire from Buraq’s arse.😂

[@briangriffiths114]

It still feels like living through a sci-fi movie watching these, no matter how many times I see it.

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

@@macdieter23558 RTLS is tougher than droneship landings ..

[@anonymoussoul3343]

For the very first time, the Falcon 9 landed on land on a crew mission. The landings will never get old... Bravo SpaceX! In case, anyone looking for the timestamp: 4:30 The streaming started 26:00 First Appearance of the 4 crews 39:00 Crew started to enter the Dragon capsule 44:26 All the crews together into Dragon 3:31:00 Liftoff 3:33:32 MECO 3:38:40 The mighty Landing 3:43:03 Dragon Separation 3:49:40 The End

[@clevergirl4457]

just goes to show how they're always innovating and pushing their system. They evaluated the performane from all the dozens of launches they've done and determined they had the margins to do ground landings with crew missions.

[@anonymoussoul3343]

@@clevergirl4457 exactly on point. It takes enough experience to achieve this height of confidence.

[@jx14aby]

I'm getting tired of them already.

[@anonymoussoul3343]

@@jx14aby you need a break lol.

[@jx14aby]

@@anonymoussoul3343 My KZbin subscriptions are filled with launches! I can't keep them all straight.

[@dodo89897]

When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go🇸🇦

[@starguy2718]

Otis to Alex, in "The Last Starfighter"?

[@anoiranoir3753]

ألف مبروك عليكم من تونس 🇹🇳 ألي 🇸🇦 ❤️

[@user-ye4ld6hi4w]

I am very proud of my country and proud to be a Saudi woman. Thank you, my country🇸🇦🫶💚

[@icycooldrink6085]

@@user-mr4uo5mw9n It's OK little one. You're OK. You just need to ask for some hugs.

[@jameshoffa7085]

@@icycooldrink6085 why are you defending hijackers?

[@icycooldrink6085]

@@jameshoffa7085 Please demonstrate where I justified or minimized the impact caused by any events or the people who committed such events. Note for the simple people: The people on this flight are not hijackers, and to the best of my knowledge have committed no criminal acts, or are even suspected of same.

[@jameshoffa7085]

@@icycooldrink6085 neither were "those" hijackers

[@icycooldrink6085]

@@jameshoffa7085 So I take it you're stepping away from your baseless claim that I defended hijackers? Fair. It was a stupid, clearly baseless claim. But now you are making another unsubstantiated claim. Beyond 'because racism', please provide evidence of any wrongdoing of these individuals.

[@shouq3871]

فخورة فيكم ورفعت راسنا يالقرني 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@nlnl3314]

يوووه وربي توترت معهم يوم طار الصاروخ قلبي بغى يوقف 😩 استودعناهم الله 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🤍

[@Metjas]

Those land landings are amazing to see, and they get so more accurate and gentle each time!

[@hilalih]

Proud of my country, Saudi Arabia♥️🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@biibiialasmari7006]

@@user-mr4uo5mw9nwhat do u mean ?

[@biibiialasmari7006]

@@user-mr4uo5mw9n aha so u were with them ?

[@bighunterman77]

i don't know what it is, but the landings always get me, especially the land landings. Godspeed spacex, Godspeed axiom

[@user-qo2cs8cy3x]

So proud of my country🇸🇦💚💚

[@Tot-q]

فخورين فيكم💚💚💚💚 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@wjmoh2361]

فخورين دائماً 🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@user-yk5wp8nj3l]

تعجز كلماتي وأقوالي عن التعبير عن مدى فخري واعتزازي بهؤلاء الأبطال 🇸🇦

[@user-ye4ld6hi4w]

فخورين بدولتنا💚💚💚💚🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@RAGHAD_A]

Today, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates a new achievement and great pride for all Saudi men and women, and we are all ready to achieve an achievement for our country in the future. 🇸🇦👏🏻🚀

[@user-jm8rw1sv4n]

بالتوفيق لأبناء المملكة العربية السعودية 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@user-eo7md7ug3b]

حكومتنا وابناء وطنا ووطننا فخر ياقبلة المسلمين 🇸🇦❤️اللهم احفظ بلادنا من كل مكروه

[@DynastyEmory]

It's always beautiful to watch SpaceX launch. Godspeed and bon voyage to the astronauts🚀

[@user-jq8yg1ew2s]

نستودعكم الله فخر المملكة العربيه السعودية وفخر كل العرب 👍🏻🕊️ ، وعاشت بلادي 🇸🇦

[@HadyHh-ir4pq]

This is really cool. I feel proud of my country💚

[@jonhouseman5210]

I genuinely felt a moment of true clarity, bliss and great appreciation with this one. Thank you all!

[@lamis6133]

ما شاء لله الله يعزنا ولا يعز علينا 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@onemeg]

Congrats SpaceX! 🚀♥

[@Cryaboutmyhandle]

That stage one landing is the coolest thing to see. Congrats on the ride, enjoy the view for rest of us.

[@threehead99]

I would disagree. The coolest thing of ANY crewed launch is the crew being safe. Other than that, I'll agree.

[@TubaTones]

@@threehead99aren’t you just the best person ever! You deserve a medal!!!

[@donmarlowe717]

This is never boring, especially the landing first stage

[@sebastianweise4790]

Thanks for streaming all those missions, launches, and test flights!!!! 😙 Edit: Well, and obviously actually doing all those missions, launches and test flights!!!!!! 😀

[@wwx2014]

We proud of the 💚💚💚💚💚💚 فخورين فيكم 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@mattiaferrari96]

Love how much fun eveyone is having in zero g, especially the saudi woman astronaut with her tablet's pen! ❤ Really shows the joy of being in space

[@danapeck5382]

Great expanded coverage, congrats on sticking the new landing, seeing the Starship tower in the distance is amazing, really added a lot of valuable content, much appreciated

[@user-vr8mg2hd7h]

استودعناكم الله الذي لا تضيع ودائعه وفخر قسم بالله ترحون وترجعون بسلامه يارب 🤍🤍💚💚🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦.

[@hadoom3920]

فخورين فيكم استودعناكم الله 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🤍

[@KoryDaoust]

Go Axiom!!! Enjoy the ride and thank you for flying SpaceX!

[@cgi2173]

Seeing that first stage, crewed or satellite missions, either on the drone ships or on land....when they touch down, it never ceases to amaze me. Absolutely awesome. 😁

[@regolith1350]

Watched another 4 hour livestream from beginning to end. You would think it gets boring after all this time but nope, still amazing!

[@batoolalramadhan3540]

So proud of my country Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 ❤❤

[@icycooldrink6085]

@@user-mr4uo5mw9n Feeling a bit lonely? In need of some attention? Need a hug?

[@zajlalzajel8061]

​​@Caber Tosser أمريكا كم قتلت ٩٠مليون مسلم وسرقة بترول العراق وكم دعمت إسرائيل قتل الفلسطينين 😢

[@thegreencat9947]

Please...let us leave those bad thoughts behind...as we travel forward.🌎🌏🌍

[@Spuzzmacher]

Yep, very glad to see a Saudi Woman up there!

[@icycooldrink6085]

@@user-mr4uo5mw9n So ... your point is what? The nationality of a group of people who did something bad means that all people of that nationality are bad? I don't know you. Don't know anything about you. But I can say this with confidence. Somewhere in history, people of your nationality have committed atrocities. But regardless, your comments here would do nothing to address the issue you cite, even if your arguments were valid. Instead, you're vocalizing in this way on an issue completely unrelated to the topic of discussion, in order to get some attention. So I ask again, do you need a hug?

[@ohoodh.3686]

So proud of you Rayyanah and Ali 🤍🇸🇦 , God bless you 🤲🏻

[@RWBHere]

Congratulations, and well done, SpaceX. Bon voyage.

[@amirdz5905]

ما شاء الله دمتم فخر لنا من الجزائر ❤

[@user-mi7vo6mz1n]

Godspeed ... Happy to see Saudi astronauts realizing their dreams. Brilliant work by all those who are involved/.

[@la7dfa]

I heard women are allowed to drive cars there, and now rockets. That is progress I guess.

[@zajlalzajel8061]

​​@@la7dfa ولعلمك بعد بقيادة القطار وقيادة في العمل في كافة الوزارية يوجد سفيرة

[@Sos11111]

@@la7dfa I wish that you are next🤪..and progress towards success

[@rinato7757]

A saudi woman without hijab. Prophet must be spinning in the grave.

[@Rustam-Ibragimov]

@@la7dfa They still can’t divorce their husband if he decides to marry his fourth wife. But hey, I’ll take any progress, amiright?

[@user-yj9iv4nk6r]

السعودية نحو الفضاء🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@alanparr1503]

Never get tired of the views from the ground on these RTLS landings, a stark reminder that the first Stage is basically a 10-storey building falling from the sky!

[@user-io7xs6yp9f]

I so proud of my country Saudi Arabia big big love ❤️🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@user-io7xs6yp9f]

@Caber Tosser 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@MadBrit26]

Always amazing and this is still just the beginning for SpaceX

[@federicorodriguezdetembleq6640]

I will never get tired of congratulating all the people involved in this magnificent achievement.

[@Twoface227]

Still so cool to see this! Love that this has become "the new norm" in space flight!

[@user-zq8tp9kb4q]

A sense of pride in my country🇸🇦💗💗💗💗

[@user-vc3oe1ly7p]

فخر السعوديه نحو الفضاء ربي يحفظكم 🙏وترجعون للوطن بسلامه

[@markharris8929]

Absolutely stunning. The angle of the booster shows how much it was flying down range to reach the target. Proper suicidal stuff. One engine for re-entry leaving what seems like 8-900 more velocity than usual to get the range, 3 for landing. I’m sure I’ve read they tried that before but still. Wow. And the real bonus is it looks pretty clean too…

[@n.aj.]

عمري حتى عمري يا فخرنا ربي يرجعكم لنا بالسلامه الله يحفظكم ويحميكم والله انكم فخر🥺♥️♥️♥️

[@b-radsadventures6846]

Dudes and dudettes, you're doing awesome work. Thank you for sharing this.

[@apm9475]

The landing is unbelievable !

[@dennislaw923]

MONEY MONEY AND MONEY!!

[@user-bl8of8ue1l]

الله يحفظهم الحمدلله دائماً وابداً شكراً لك يارب على هذه النعم😍🇸🇦

[@skjenco]

It's inspiring to watch astronauts enjoying such an incredible opportunity. Serious. Yes indeed. Also fun. Thanks for sharing.

[@unkindrecordings7132]

Well done again to all crew, space x setting the example for the world

[@Wow-eeee]

فووق هام السحب 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@Shahad-lp2su]

Pause for history With feelings full of pride, all the best to our pioneers In space, may God protect you 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@aalnaiza2152]

We are the origin of space since 85 AD 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦💚💚

[@varic3684]

These never get old. Congrats! Godspeed! 🚀🚀🚀

[@dinaal4867]

بعد سنين بنقول تذكرون يوم كنا نشوف اللي راحوا للفضاء زي ماصرنا نقول تذكرون نطة فيليكس وكلنا متجمعين عند التلفزيون نتفرج الله يالذكريات 😢😢😢

[@massimopappa3109]

E come potrei dimenticare Felix Baumgartner✨💫🌟

[@dannybell926]

Such a graceful RTLS landing. I love watching every one

[@user-rk9wi2rr4u]

Im glad you broadcast all of these. So awesome to see

[@tonyshaw7420]

Those landings are so gentle 🤯🍻🇨🇦

[@edd4816]

3:40:10 The crew's behaviour reminds me so much of kerbals, I love it :D

[@Spuzzmacher]

Kegels? Hmmm.

[@najlaalmuhanna8497]

الله يحفظكم ويرجعكم بالسلامه فخورين فيكم💚🙌🏻🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@eduardoantoniodicavalcanti]

Sempre muito bom poder ver a esse tipo de evolução espacial.❤.

[@wedadah7572]

اللهم اني استودعتك السعوديه وشعبها واهلها وارضها يارب 🤍🇸🇦

[@amanialbloushi8895]

Couldn’t be more proud of my country 💚🇸🇦

[@user-pn6qy6cg9n]

فخورين فيكم 👏🏻🇸🇦

[@tomihon23]

استودعتكم الله الله يحفظكم ويحميكم ي فخر البلد💚🤍🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@mystiqueportal6863]

Just amazing stuff. Here's to many more successful missions!

[@user-cu1bk8vt9m]

A lot off proud of our country 🇸🇦🤍

[@sajamohamad]

I'm proud🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@user-kn8gg4bf4j]

فخورين فيهم جداً يرجعون بالسلامه

[@turumrondondon2818]

Congratulations, and well done, SpaceX. Bon voyage and good luck.

[@LAGoodz]

Just smiles. Landing by the beach! And Shannon/Prestwick. Our Irish and Scottish friends must love this. They handle 100’s of transatlantic flights safely controlled by Shanwick Oceanic Controllers every single day and keep these launches safe, but not often mentioned.

[@i1qae7]

A sense pf pride in my country 💚🇸🇦

[@alaaaldhahra3282]

​@Caber Tosser dude get a job,,,,you are in every comment 😂😂😂

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@alaaaldhahra3282 Probably a bot.

[@jood5684]

فخورره فيهم الله يوفقهم يارب ❤️❤️❤️

[@Ahlam30_ii]

‏I am very proud because I belong to this great and secure country, and proud of our strong men and women. I wish my country more success, and I hope that they will return safely to us.🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦💚💚💚

[@Fahad.20.]

It’s a pleasure and great success , seeing Saudi Arabia and U.S working together in scientific and medical researches , and this is just the first step in this field.

[@kenw5104]

Congrats to Axiom and SpaceX.

[@justboredom1]

LOVE SPACEX

[@El3tfy_]

We are all proud of that as Arabs, كلنا كـعرب نفتخر بذالك اخوكم من اليمن 🇾🇪 🇸🇦

[@marwa-art.9731]

فخورين فيكم يا ابطال🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦.

[@dakotagriffin4737]

Godspeed Axiom crew

[@ksagirl1988]

استودعناهم الله الذي لاتضيع عنده الودائع الله يحفظهم🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@amala2278]

فخورة بتقدم بلدي نحو الافضل😍🫶🏻🇸🇦🇸🇦