The four astronauts who will be headed to the International Space Station aboard Axiom Space's Axiom Mission 2, also known as Ax-2, discussed their upcoming mission on Tuesday.
Liftoff is scheduled for 5:37 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will travel to the orbiting outpost aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Freedom, after launching on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Peggy Whitson will serve as commander, John Shoffner as pilot, Ali AlQarnias Ax-2 mission specialist, and Rayyanah Barnawi as Ax-2 mission specialist.