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AXIOM-NASA NEWS CONFERENCE FOR AX-3 MISSION, Dec 13, 2023, virtual, 10:00 am ET

Axiom Space and NASA will hold a media telecon on December 13, 2023 at 10:00 am ET to discuss the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Ax-3, targeted for no earlier than January 2024.

Participants in the telecon are:

  • Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
  • Angela Hart, manager, Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program, NASA
  • Matt Ondler, president, Axiom Space
  • Michael López-Alegría, chief astronaut and Ax-3 commander, Axiom Space
  • Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
  • Col. Valerio Anastasi, chief of space programs and capabilities office, Italian Air Force
  • Yusuf Kıraç, president, TUA (Turkish Space Agency)
  • Frank De Winne, head of the European astronaut center, ESA (European Space Agency)

 

The NASA press release does not indicate if NASA will broadcast the telecon and it is not listed on the NASA TV schedule nor is it mentioned on the Axiom Space website as of December 10.

Joining López-Alegría on the mission are Walter Villadei of Italy (pilot), mission specialist Alper Gezeravci of Turkey, and ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt of Sweden.

The astronaut crew for Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station. From left to right, Ax-3 crew members are Michael López-Alegría, Axiom Space’s chief astronaut, Walter Villadei, an Italian Air Force colonel and pilot for the mission, Mission Specialist Alper Gezeravci from Türkiye, and ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt. Credits: Axiom Space

Details

Date:
December 13, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 11:00 pm