SpaceX launches Ax-2 crew to the International Space Station, nails booster landing in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Crew Dragon Freedom from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying the Axiom Space Ax-2 crew n on May 21, 2023. Full Story: www.space.com/spacex-ax-2-pri...
The Axiom Space Ax-2 crew, commander Peggy Whitson, pilot John Shoffner, and mission specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, are on a roughly 10 day mission to the International Space Station.
Credit: SpaceX

[@freakgeeky]

I will never get tired of these launches. SpaceX makes these launches look so smooth and easy....always amazing.

[@AlbertLebel]

Same here. It's awesome

[@dennislaw923]

HA

[@theodorehartman5086]

SpaceX accuracy and consistency is absolutely next level. There is no one in the space industry even close to what SpaceX can do and accomplish. You would think our government and the president would give more praise to this American company even the Electric vehicle company gets no attention. So sad. Go SpaceX! Every time I watch these launches I'm absolutely amazed. It just seems like it's just another day on the Launchpad.

[@michaelsullivan3553]

Unfortunately, our President doesn’t have a clue

[@hatchedcoast7495]

100% I agree. All people see is the failures and how they are "taking" money from NASA but don't seem to see all the amazing stuff they are doing.

[@tnez2009]

We live in a age where bad is recognized over the good. It’s very shameful people are only jealous or mad at good things anymore. I rather not even show or tell my good news anymore to anyone. Shameful shameful

[@sameir4]

Because the last president did so much for the space program lol

[@delilahcarbajal6734]

You’re so correct 👍🏻 I think Everything with this Biden administration is fake ploy for votes! But SpaceX is amazing 🤩 the future is exciting to see more!

[@Bench485]

Never ever gets old...

[@user-rc5px1hu9j]

Looking forward to see Starship launch successfully！Proud of SpaceX❤❤❤

[@morgan79347]

Never gets old that ride has to be kick in the pants. Wish I could go

[@nickandrews4545]

Watching this launch live yesterday from the Apollo Saturn V center was incredible! Well worth the trouble to get there.

[@AlbertLebel]

That must have been awesome. Wish I was there. Maybe some day I will attend a launch.

[@jeffswope1511]

Made it look easy as usual. Great work team

[@Rares.E]

Good luck and success!

[@tore28]

A land-based landing for the booster is probably way more cost effective for Space X bringing the costs down even further. I wonder what the 'actual costs' for SpaceX is to launch these four guys and girls ? I bet it is pretty more economical than NASA way of doing it.. (compare to shuttle launches)

[@Hundred2]

Hello 😊, c'est évident

[@NJTDover]

A few tweaks to Starship and SpaceX will once again make the headlines.

[@OverLandGeek]

Still waiting for a crew member to say "SpaceX!, This is a kick arse ride!!" 🎉🎉.

[@williamgreene4834]

That was a three engine landing burn. NOT a normal landing. It was going 1,000 KPH straight down at 1 KM up as the engines started. That is some brutal deceleration right there. 270 tons of thrust with a landing weight of about 20 tons. Over 10 Gs.

[@KunehKun]

They have been doing this couple of times before, 1 engine entry burn and then 3 engines landing burn.

[@sethseymour2917]

Balls, kid... Balls. 🤣

[@williamgreene4834]

@@KunehKun I think SpaceX calls it a hover-slam. I know they've done it before, but I think they are perfecting it. They must be more confident if they did it at the cape. :)

[@elvistarandek5032]

Very good CGI

[@rotsen3123]

​@@elvistarandek5032 where is cgi there?

[@astranger8569]

congrats SpaceX team and Axiom space for the Ax-2 mission!

[@KU84dh37]

As time goes on, the viewing of launches gets better and better, I really enjoy watching launches, and so far over the years, I have 'NOT" grown tired of watching all of them shown on the internet. JMS!

[@AlbertLebel]

This is so awesome. That first stage recovery landing was beautiful. It never gets old. You should all be so proud. I would love to attend a launch some day so I can feel it.

[@tantekyeong7483]

Congratulations Spacex 👍

[@chuckmvs]

“This never cease to amaze me!🚀

[@sethseymour2917]

If you told me this would happen ten years ago, I would have been so bewildered I would have suggested that the astronauts we're probably playing Fruit Ninja on the touch screens too! 🤦🤣🤣🤣👍

[@user-sz5vx8lz9f]

Браво!

[@r.s.e.9846]

beautiful

[@Homoprimatesapiens]

Congratulations to everybody involved in this epic teamwork of space conquering. So glad there wasnt any space collisions with the miliards of space debri.

[@AlbertLebel]

Ya, I love what their doing but I do often wonder about all the debris. Hopefully soon they will figure out a way to clean it up.

[@goldfing5898]

Absolutely stunning!

[@thunderrushmovie8834]

Why is there no vibration in the cockpit...?? Strangely very, very smooth..🤔🤔

[@transistor281]

what is that black dot at 6:03 moving on the left?

[@fransislaird3429]

Great job

[@arvinatragenio5458]

Wow galing naman spaceX

[@unfundedopportunities7278]

One day, ULA/Boeing might actually send a crew to the ISS. Hey, it could happen. In twenty years, Blue Origin might also do it. :)

[@dalethelander3781]

ULA is mostly about launching classified payloads. In 20 years, the ISS will be long deactivated and sent to burn up. It's being replaced by Lunar Gateway.

[@michaelsnodgrass1808]

You may have some unrealistic expectations?

[@c.a.nixiii4650]

Wow! 5:46 for about 15 second 3 large pieces of debris passed very close! Especially the third one! Wow! Imagine if one of those every hit the first stage during this process? Thankfully no people would be harmed but it would be really bad! Even so epic to see land landings!

[@jefferykazimer]

They should build a flame trench for that starship launch pad, its gonna destroy everything around that. I didn't realize it was that close!!

[@Jumpingjackflash123]

Fuckin crazy. They haven’t lost one in like years. Shit is safer than a plane

[@scottfilson2020]

SpaceX, holy cow!! You guys just keep blowing me away!♥️

[@alexblan1079]

why is the horizon curved in some cameras and not in others....?

[@user-ur5gz6qt8o]

it`s build of Axiom station?

[@corneilscholten5121]

What were all the specks flying around near the end during Dragon separation?

[@jamesmiguel2000]

Maybe space debris or satellites

[@melliszzz]

2 weeks ago they saw a fireball and now Big balls

[@blowndome]

That space debris is no joke

[@LeftOverMacNCheese]

Unlike popular believe Space is much much much bigger than you think. There's approximately 1 million space debris ranging from 1-10cm orbiting earth. Take the earth surface and evenly place 1 million people throughout the surface of earth. They will never see each other. And that's just a two dimensional space. The higher you're the more space there is, so we won't be on Wall-E scenario anytime soon

[@williamgreene4834]

nothing stays in space for this mission. Within 10 days or so everything comes back to Earth. No junk left up.

[@blowndome]

@@williamgreene4834 I was referring to the debris already up there that can be seen flying by towards the end of the video

[@williamgreene4834]

@@blowndome Those are frozen chunks of nitrogen coming from the cold gas thrusters as the second stage backs away from the capsule. Those evaporate within a few hours and are not space junk. They happen on every flight and are harmless. I doubt you'll believe me but that's the truth. Have a nice day. :)

[@blowndome]

@@williamgreene4834 Wow who would’ve thought the internet is full of space engineers and astronauts

[@user-gu3vq6yx7z]

Amaszing

[@Roblox_game755]

Soooooooooooooooooooooo nice godspeed

[@turyjordan3827]

I guess the long rubber boots on the crew are to prevent slipping on bodily fluids excreted during launch?

[@mrmillcake8525]

0:03 "go for lunch? we're not over..."

[@chadgdry3938]

4:34 is 7Km/H orbital speed. Now they boost to the altitude of the space station?

[@Jumpingjackflash123]

Orbital speed is 28,000 kph or 17,500 mph. You’re thinking 7km per SECOND. Every level of orbit has a different orbital speed. LEO is 17,500 mph.

[@rockykoast7065]

Another day at the office for commander Peggy..

[@user-wj4ox5ct8v]

cool!!

[@abdulrahmanmognea5894]

At minute 4:07 is there something moving on the rim between the last red part and the rest of the ship?! It looks like a rat! Any explanation?

[@RaffyDelaRosa-ck2xx]

Great

[@R9sespel]

27000 км/ч набирает ?

[@MiguelAngel-wf3bv]

Está compañía ha desarrollado una tecnología que los expertos calculaban que funcionaría en el siglo XXII

[@stargate445]

🤟🏻😎 SpaceX

[@14sincere]

What happens to the 2nd stage? Does it float in space or burn in our atmosphere?

[@jademurray3683]

I would like to know this aswell. It’s fascinating 😮

[@treus_xc]

Unglaublich! Was für eine menschliche und technische Großleistung!

[@Dewolvez]

must have been weird feeling weightless

[@billquillin1952]

I'll never tire of watching the 1st Stage land!!!

[@flaviofavo]

é sempre impressionante, foguete dando ré é quebra de paradigmas e mais do que isso, é inspirador pra toda a área cientifica.

[@TERRAJOVEM6000]

Isso é ficção-científica não ciência

[@Hundred2]

​@@TERRAJOVEM6000 Ben non 😮 Réveille toi stp 😅

[@user-sz5vx8lz9f]

"Экономика должна быть экономной"/представлена разгадка/ Взлёт/полёт/необходимое вернуть/посадка//

[@errolking9056]

😊fantastic

[@lkoe8187]

5:48 the mouse moves along the top of the barrel

[@warriordragonify]

Been watching the splashdown. Why a night landing? Seems to add a complicating factor. Must be Rocket Science involved...Does the track of ISS really only allow this window on this mission?

[@bambeedl]

Congratulations Elon 💚

[@EdWeibe]

7:10 is the screen left astronaught having a seizure?

[@BoogerDeluxe22]

Probably watching true lies on one of the monitors

[@williamgreene4834]

She probably had an itch. You can't open the visors at this point so you do whatever works.

[@streamer_services]

First 90 secs......everyone be like dont explode...please dont explode....please dont explode....

[@DjTonioRoffo]

F9 has a good record now, hundreds of flights. Don't compare this to the experimental work.

[@MohammedJitarayahmj]

Everyone, have you noticed thousands of stuff flying everywhere.... 😮

[@SamsungAs-qh7uc]

Congrats to SPACEX ELON N AMERICA❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Hundred2]

Hello 😊, Comment va Peggy Whitson et son équipage ???

[@erikaobernay593]

🤗BIG❤💫👏

[@jimm4260]

And.... the wonderful Kate Tice... :)

[@mb4lunch]

Well they floated around some pens, they are Def in Ooooooooooter Spaaaace!

[@mb4lunch]

That looked so real, it has to be faked.

[@sebastiannolte1201]

What is your evidence that they are not? What even is your definition for "outer space"? The atmosphere becomes thinner fluently, so it is impossible to say where it ends. The most used defintion at 100 km is more or less arbitrary. and the pen begins to float around when the rocket stops the engine so the spacecraft begins to fall/drift/move only by its momentum, it is the exact same effect as on a zero G airplane, and also in the ISS and has nothing to do with "space". The problem with all you "sceptical" people is, that you think that "space" is something special. It is not. There is no reason why you believe that a rocket can reach a certain altitude as long as it counts as "not space", but you don't believe it when it reaches and altitude that counts as "space". We should just stop using the term "space", it just leads to misconceptions.

[@wcottee]

My God, this never gets old.

[@BIGCOUNTRYREX]

Ну что, Илон Маск! Где ракета на Марс? Всё на спутничках старлинк застопорилось? 😂😂😂

[@jasminehoansen1770]

Absolutely amazing, I freaked of this seventy years ago, thanks Elon and all involved.

[@captainkirk7676]

Thank the CIA. They are the ones whom funded Musk and this is their mission.

[@Roblox_game755]

0:49

[@Mikola_Naumenko]

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@paulwilliams5208]

???? teddy gets launched (10:39) ????

[@Roblox_game755]

0:35 10 seconds

[@DIENSTAG69]

Hi

[@DIENSTAG69]

12:50

[@Gelatinaofc476]

I'm in rocket with thomlucci beacuse I'm Thomazlucci

[@jayhuang7747]

SpaceX put nasa in shame

[@user-sq1td3xx5y]

Kurdis سلام كوردي

[@ke-fb6bt]

А Батутыч как на это отреагировал, кто в курсе? Или до сих пор раны зализывает? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bassvibasics479]

What's with the boots??

[@williamgreene4834]

They are just for looks. They aren't boots and don't come off. SpaceX makes the suits look however they want them to look.

[@dalethelander3781]

​@@williamgreene4834 They look like rubber English riding boots, a.k.a. rain boots.

[@williamgreene4834]

@@dalethelander3781 The space suit is patterned after a scifi movie or book I can't remember which. A lot of stuff at spacex are named after scifi stories. Also They made the Starship nose cone more pointy because of the movie " The dictator " even though it made the aerodynamics slightly worse.

[@dalethelander3781]

@@williamgreene4834 Okay. Form over function.

[@williamgreene4834]

@@dalethelander3781 The suit has passed all NASA criteria so it is functional. NASA is also ok with Starships pointy nosecone even though it will be landing their astronauts on the Moon. Sometimes you can have both. Look at the Dragon capsule interior. It's beautiful and functional. Then go look at the interior of the Boeing Starliner capsule. It looks like an upgraded Apollo capsule even though it's also functional.

[@user-sq4ee1qy3y]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@johnnygraves5041]

I want to be like Elon!!

[@captainkirk7676]

He has mental issues. I would say not my friend.

[@rotsen3123]

​@@captainkirk7676 billionaire and fully believe he can advance the humanity even futher. Ofcourse that is not normal to use your wealth for humanities future.

[@captainkirk7676]

@rotsen3123 he has done nothing for humanity. He was paid and funded by CIA. COMPLETE fake my friend.

[@winstoncitroen1563]

The astronaut, 34-year-old Saudi Rayyanah Barnawi, is also the first Muslim in space. in burka into space. the battle between Islam and the rest of humanity and against aliens will continue in space. the universe after all, belongs to Allah!! long live the future.

[@ANDY_FUGAZI]

What a comedy 😂. Out of gas; laughing so loud. !!

[@djdejwid5005]

To, że ludzie w to wierzą jest przerażające. Nic tu się nie klei. Z jednej kamery ziemia ma inny kolor niż z drugiej, na jednym ujęciu jest widno, na drugim ciemno. Totalna żenada.

[@streamer_services]

Ole boys in saudi Arabia are like....how much to send two of our kids in space? Elon...how much you got?

[@AFB1776]

🤍🇸🇦

[@djpomare]

Congratulations China. Use your infrastructure expertise to finally erect a moon base. USA have had 54 years.

[@SHx589]

Are the astronauts wearing Kanye boots?

[@djdejwid5005]

Mysz nie siada 🤣🤣

[@cabdiraxmaancabdi-casiis8625]

Asc. While majority of people are struggling to make ends meet the true minorities think that they can discover new place somewhere in the sky!

[@lokesh303101]

Easy to launch reusable spacecraft.

[@sameir4]

All that space junk 😢

[@Roblox_game755]

Bruh idk what did you do that

[@rodeofrog6122]

LOL so fake it is amazing....

[@sebastiannolte1201]

But of course you don't have any evidence why it is fake, and cannot explain why they should fake it in the first place instead of just doing it. Do you want to say that even the rocket doesn't exist and doesn't launch?

[@essenegnostic8711]

Complete hoax nonsense.

[@charlesmarkley220]

This is just all made, I know. 5hr Earth is flat. The C G I is incredible. 😂

[@williamgreene4834]

And yet you watch.

[@essenegnostic8711]

@@williamgreene4834 And laugh.

[@sebastiannolte1201]

And of course you cannot explain why it is something that has to be faked in the first place. So you think already that rocket on the launch pad doesn't exist?

[@essenegnostic8711]

@@sebastiannolte1201 To perpetuate the heliocentric lie. Wake up and smell the coffee.

[@elvistarandek5032]

No vibration?????

[@captainkirk7676]

CGI scripts, they forgot to add vibration.

[@elvistarandek5032]

WHere are the sattellites?????

[@DjTonioRoffo]

Far away? LEO is mindbogginly big you know.

[@sebastiannolte1201]

I will never understand that question. I just don't get why people expect to see other satellites, just because a video was made "in space". It doesn't make any sense.

[@elvistarandek5032]

@@sebastiannolte1201 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-bq1sy1cs9j]

[@seanpaulskelly4315]

Wers all the flat earthers 🤦‍♂️😂😂

[@berserker8316]

also your warehouse seems to have a mouse problem lmao @ 8:52

[@arthurlunar7835]

Do you know this is a natural effect?

[@elvistarandek5032]

And alufoil around motors???😂😂😂

[@DjTonioRoffo]

Can't radiate heat outside the atmosphere.

[@berserker8316]

@9:32 wheres the curve?

[@mike-0451]

It’s reversed in image it seems

[@DjTonioRoffo]

@@mike-0451 extreme wide-angle artifact (fisheye lens)