Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Photos of the Day: The Dawn of a New Era in Human Spaceflight at Cape Canaveral...

In the foreground, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket continues to get prepped for its April 8 Ax-1 launch to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A, while in the background, NASA's Space Launch System is ready to resume the Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal at KSC's Launch Complex 39B...on April 6, 2022.
NASA / Joel Kowsky

NASA’s SLS and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 at Launch Complex 39A & 39B (Photo Release)

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B as the Artemis I launch team prepares for the next attempt of the wet dress rehearsal test, right, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A. Preparations continue for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Ax-1 mission is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 crew members Commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, and Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mark Pathy of Canada are scheduled to launch on April 8 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

Source: NASA.Gov

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At left, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket continues to get prepped for its April 8 Ax-1 launch to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A, while at right, NASA's Space Launch System is ready to resume the Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal at KSC's Launch Complex 39B...on April 6, 2022.
NASA / Joel Kowsky

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