Watch the Ax-3 Science on the Mission Press Conference

Today Axiom Space held a virtual press conference with leaders from the Italian Air Force, Italian Space Agency, TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY), European Space Agency (ESA), and the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) to discuss the scientific experiments, microgravity research, and technology demonstrations that will be a part of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3).

Unique to this mission, there is a strong focus on scientific portfolios led by European countries flying on the Ax-3 mission, to include Italy, Türkiye, and Sweden in partnership with ESA. The Ax-3 crewmembers will represent their nations in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and perform scientific experiments, microgravity research, and demonstrations that are of high national importance. Commercial and academic partnership activities also remain a strong focus for the Ax-3 mission, as Axiom Space leads in building a global research community and robust and sustainable economic ecosystem in LEO.

Participants included:

• Dr. Lucie Low, Chief Scientist, Axiom Space
• Jana Stoudemire, Director of In-Space Solutions, Axiom Space
• Col. Domenico Antonacci, Space Policy and Operations Office, Italian Air Force
• Dr. Barbara Negri, Head of Human Flight and Scientific Experimentation Unit, Italian Space Agency
• Ömer ATAŞ, Project Manager/Chief Engineer, TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
• Hasan Ersel Gürel, Physicist, Turkish Space Agency (TUA)
• Dr. Kristine Dannenberg, Head of Space Exploration and Access to Space, Swedish National Space Agency
• Dr. Julia Weis, ISS Utilization Planning and Integration Team Lead, European Space Agency