Ax-3 Crew Dragon recovery operations and astronauts egress

The crew of Axiom Space’s Ax-3 mission to the International Space Station, commander Michael López-Alegría, pilot Walter Villadei, mission specialist Alper Gezeravcı and ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt, was successfully recovered from SpaceX’s “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX’s “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft splashdown off the coast of Florida, on 9 February 2024, at 13:30 UTC (08:30 EST). Credit: Axiom Space/SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts egress