AXIOM-1 SPLASHDOWN, Apr 25, 2022, 1:06 pm ET

Update, April 24: Axiom confirms undocking will be at 8:55 pm ET tonight and specifies splashdown tomorrow will be at 1:06 pm ET.

Undocking coverage tonight will be AxiomSpace.com, NASA TV, and SpaceX’s YouTube channel.

Splashdown coverage will be on AxiomSpace.com and SpaceX’s YouTube channel beginning at 12:00 pm ET April 25.

Update, April 23:  Another delay. Still high winds in the splashdown area.  Latest plan is undocking on Sunday, April 24, at 8:55 pm ET and splashdown Monday April 25 about 1:00 pm ET. Coverage will begin on AxiomSpace.com at noon.

We now are targeting 8:55pm ET Sun., April 24, for #Ax1 undocking from the @Space_Station due to high winds at the splashdown site. Ax-1 splashdown is about 1 p.m. Mon., April 25. At the moment, no impact to Crew-4’s Wed., April 27 launch date, but still watching weather closely.

— Kathy Lueders (@KathyLueders) April 23, 2022

Update, April 21:  The latest information us that they will undock on April 23 at 6:35 pm ET and splashdown at 1:46 pm ET on Sunday.

Splashdown coverage begins on Sunday at 12:45 pm ET on Axiom Space and SpaceX websites.

Update, April 20: At the moment, undocking is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, at 8:25 pm ET, with splashdown on Sunday at 1:46 pm ET.

Update, April 19:  The undocking has been delayed again due to weather. A new schedule has not been announced.

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we are waving off tonight’s undocking of the #Ax1 mission from @Space_Station. The integrated Axiom Space, @NASA and @SpaceX teams are assessing the next best opportunity for the return of Ax-1, the first all-private mission to the ISS.

— Axiom Space (@Axiom_Space) April 19, 2022

Update, April 18:  Undocking from the ISS has been delayed due to poor weather in the splashdown area.

NASA and SpaceX will continue to monitor the weather, but the current plan is for undocking at 10:00 pm ET on April 19, which would mean splashdown at 3:24 pm ET on April 20. If that schedule holds, Axiom Space and SpaceX will begin their webcast at 2:20 pm ET.

Original Entry: The Axiom-1 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station will undock on April 19 and splash down on April 20 No Earlier Than  (NET) 7:19 am ET. See our separate Calendar entry for events on April 19.

The astronauts are on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, which splashes down near Florida in either the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico. Splashdown is weather dependent. There are additional undocking and splashdown opportunities on April 19 and April 20 if needed.

Details on coverage of splashdown were mostly TBD as of April 15. Axiom Space said only that coverage on its website and SpaceX’s YouTube channel would begin “no earlier than 6:15 am, approximately one hour before splashdown.”

A post-landing teleconference will take place “approximately one hour following the end of the webcast” with the following participants:

• Derek Hassman, Operations Director, Axiom Space

• Benjamin Reed, Senior Director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX

Check Axiom Space’s website for up to date information.