AXIOM-1 PRE-LAUNCH MEDIA BFG, Apr 7, 2022, virtual, 3:00 pm ET

Update, April 6:  The NASA Live schedule lists a pre-launch news conference on April 7, 2022, no earlier than 3:00 pm ET or one hour after the Launch Readiness Review.

Update, April 3:  The launch date for Axiom-1 has been delayed until April 8 because of a delay in NASA’s Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal. A new date and time for this pre-launch media briefing has not been announced.

Original Entry: Axiom Space, SpaceX, and NASA will hold a pre-launch media briefing for the Axiom-1 private astronaut mission to ISS on April 5, 2022 at about 3:00 pm ET or one-hour after the Launch Readiness Review is completed.  Launch is scheduled for 12:05 pm ET April 6.

Participants in the April 5 briefing are:

• Michael Suffredini, President and CEO, Axiom Space 
• Derek Hassmann, Operations Director, Axiom Space 
• Dana Weigel, International Space Station Deputy Program Manager, NASA  
• Angela Hart, Commercial LEO Program Manager, NASA 
• Benjamin Reed, Senior Director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX 
• Launch Weather Officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force

This is the first of a number of press conferences and coverage of launch and docking. See our separate calendar entries for details, but this is a quick summary.

Friday, April 1, 1:00 pm ET:  Axiom Crew News Conference
Tuesday, April 5, no earlier than 3:00 pm ET (one hour after Launch Readiness Review concludes): Axiom/SpaceX/NASA Pre-launch News Conference
Wednesday, April 6, 8:40 am ET through launch at 12:05 pm ET: Axiom/SpaceX launch coverage (NASA TV joins at 10:45 am ET)
Wednesday, April 6, 1:15 pm ET: Axiom/SpaceX/NASA post-launch Media Briefing
Friday, April 8, 1:00 am ET: Axiom and NASA docking coverage, with docking scheduled for ~2:45 am ET and hatch opening at ~5:00 am ET