AXIOM AX-2 SCIENCE PRESS CONFERENCE, Apr 11, 2023, virtual, 2:30 pm ET

Axiom Space will hold a press conference on April 11, 2023 at 2:30 pm ET to discuss the science experiments that will be conducted by its Axiom-2  private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

The Ax-2 launch is scheduled for May 8 at 10:43 pm ET. The four crew members — Axiom’s Peggy Whitson (a former NASA astronaut), race car driver John Shoffner, and two from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi ) — will spend about 10 days on ISS.

Participants in the science press conference are:

• Dr. Lucie Low, Chief Scientist, Axiom Space
• Jana Stoudemire, Director of In-Space Solutions, Axiom Space
• Mishaal Ashemimry, Microgravity Research Lead, Saudi Space Agency
• Mari Anne Snow, Chief Executive Office, Eascra Biotech
• Dr. Clive Svendsen, Executive Director of Regenerative Medicine Institute, Cedars-Sinai
• Dr. Catriona Jamieson, Director, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at UC San Diego Health
• Dr. Anthony Atala, Director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• Dava Newman, Director, MIT Media Lab

This apparently is for media only. The emailed notice does not include any link for the public to listen, but if we get one, we’ll add it here.