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Archive for May, 2023

SpaceX launches Ax-2 private astronaut mission to station, 1st Saudi woman in space on board (video)

May 22nd, 2023 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (May 21), kicking off the pioneering private Ax-2 mission to the space station.

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SpaceX launch of private Ax-2 astronauts just put the 600th person in orbit

May 22nd, 2023 by

The 600th person to enter Earth orbit, Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia, is now on her way to the International Space Station on Axiom-2, the second commercial mission to fly there.

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Build-A-Bear creates fluffy ‘zero-g indicator’ for Axiom Space Ax-2 crew

May 22nd, 2023 by

The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. Ax-2’s ‘GiGi’ is the first Build-A-Bear to launch into orbit.

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What time is the SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space?

May 21st, 2023 by

SpaceX is launching the second all-private mission to the International Space Station today (May 21) and if you’re hoping to follow it online, you need to know when it actually lifts off.

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NASA spots El Niño precursor from space: ‘If it’s a big one, the globe will see record warming’

May 21st, 2023 by

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.

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Yellowstone volcano super-eruptions appear to have multiple explosive events

May 21st, 2023 by

The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone “was much more complex than previously thought,” according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano.

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Axiom crews to use custom Fisher space pens on private missions

May 21st, 2023 by

When former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson launches on her first commercial mission, she will have a familiar tool along with her. Whitson will be among the first to use Axiom Space Fisher space pens.

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SpaceX rocket ‘go’ to launch four private astronauts on Ax-2, a mission filled with 1sts, on Sunday

May 21st, 2023 by

Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.

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