The scheduled launch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the ISS carrying four Axiom-1 (Ax-1) astronauts on Saturday, April 23, 2022, was canceled due to strong winds hitting the landing site off the coast of Florida. To that end, the mission manager is targeting takeoff from the International Space Station on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 20:55 EDT.
“At the conclusion of today’s planned undocking weather briefing, the NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX teams chose to cancel today due to a low diurnal wind trough that has caused strong winds at the splashdown location,” NASA officials wrote. , Sunday (24/4/2022).
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The SpaceX Ax-1 mission launched on April 8, 2022 and flew four commercial Axiom Space astronauts, three of whom were paid passengers, to the international space station (ISS). The four astronauts were commander Michael López-Alegría, a former NASA astronaut; and paying passenger Larry Connor, an American businessman; Mark Pathy, a Canadian businessman; and Israeli investor and entrepreneur Eytan Stibbe.
Connor, Pathy and Stibbe each paid $55 million for the flight. During the voyage, the Ax-1 astronauts have carried out a series of experiments, helped create NFTs on the station, carried out educational activities and enjoyed spaceflight experiences.
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The Ax-1 mission was originally expected to last about 10 days, eight of which aboard the international space station. However, its duration was extended after weather problems prevented the planned undocking on Tuesday (19 April 2022). If the Ax-1 Dragon capsule is able to take off on Sunday evening, it is expected to land off the coast of Florida at around 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) on Monday, April 25.
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