Axiom 3’s Crew Dragon docked to the ISS. Photo: NASA TV
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are standing down from the Tuesday, Feb. 6, undocking opportunity of Axiom Mission 3 from the International Space Station. Mission teams will continue to review weather conditions off the coast of Florida, which currently are not favorable for return, and set a new target opportunity for space station departure and splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft and Axiom crew members. The newest target date for undocking is Wednesday at 9:05 AM ET . The splashdown time has not yet been announced.
There is no indication that these delays in any way pose risk to the crew of either the Dragon spacecraft or the ISS.
Axiom Station pressure vessel under construction at the Thales Alenia factory in Turin, Italy. Credit: Axiom Space
Italy is well-known to world travelers for its culinary expertise, and that skill is now being added to the country’s many contributions to space exploration on the Axiom 3 mission.
