Ax-1 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 8 April 2022, at 15:17 UTC (11:17 EDT). Ax-1 crew includes Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 9 April 2022, around 10:45 UTC (06:45 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1062) previously supported five missions: GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04), GPS III SV05, Inspiration4 and one Starlink mission. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the Demo-2 and Crew-2 missions. Credit: Axiom Space/NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Axiom-1 and Falcon 9 landing #CrewDragon