EDITOR’S NOTE: Axiom Space, NASA and SpaceX have announced Ax-1 will undock from the space station on Saturday, 4/23 at 8:35 pm ET. The teams are targeting splashdown for Sunday, 4/24 at 1:46 p.m. ET. MORE. (April 20, 2022)
EDITOR’S NOTE: As communicated via Twitter, Axiom Space is delaying the undocking of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1). TWEET: Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we are waving off tonight's undocking of the #Ax1 mission from Space Station. The integrated Axiom Space, NASA and SpaceX teams are assessing the next best opportunity for the return of Ax-1, the first all-private mission to the ISS. (April 18, 2022)
Mission Control has informed the Expedition 67 and Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) crews aboard the International Space Station that because of unfavorable weather at the splashdown location for recovery of the Dragon Endeavour and the Ax-1 crew, the integrated operations team at NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX has postponed the spacecraft’s planned departure from the orbiting laboratory.
Weather permitting, the four-member private astronaut crew now is targeted to undock at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, to begin the journey home with splashdown off the coast of Florida no earlier than approximately 3:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 20.
Axiom Space coverage of the farewell ceremony will remain as previously scheduled, and the updated Ax-1 return coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):
Tuesday, April 19
7 a.m.– Coverage begins for farewell ceremony
7:45 p.m.– Coverage begins 15 minutes ahead of hatch closure, scheduled for approximately 8 p.m.
9:45 p.m.– Coverage begins 15 minutes ahead of undocking, scheduled for approximately 10 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20
2:20 p.m. - Coverage begins about an hour ahead of splashdown, scheduled for approximately 3:24 pm EDT
Coverage of all these events will be available at AxiomSpace.com.
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