SpaceX successfully launches Crew Dragon spacecraft to launch Ax-2 mission

According to news on May 22, SpaceX will send four private astronauts to the International Space Station today, including the first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia.

According to ITBEAR technology information, SpaceX’s manned Dragon spacecraft took off on the Falcon 9 rocket from launch pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This launch is to execute Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission carries four astronauts. They plan to stay on the International Space Station for eight days to conduct scientific research and commercial activities.

For the next eight days, the Ax-2 crew will live and work with the seven astronauts currently stationed on the International Space Station, but will conduct independent research investigations.

Axiom Space’s astronauts are expected to return safely to Earth on May 30, landing at a landing site off the coast of Florida.

It is worth mentioning that in April 2022, SpaceX sent the first batch of all-private astronaut crews to the International Space Station.

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