[신화망 로스앤젤레스 6월2일] A private space flight team from the private US company Axiom Spaces completed its mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on the 30th (local time). They returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s ‘Crew Dragon’.
Crew Dragon left the ISS and returned to Earth at 11:05 am on the 30th, US Eastern Time. At approximately 11:04pm on the 30th (Eastern Time), Crew Dragon landed near the coast of Florida, USA.
This project is a joint commercial project with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as the ‘AX-2’ mission organized by the American private company Axiom Space. The AX-2 mission is Axiom Space’s second space flight involving civilians. Four people participated in the AX-2: Peggy Whitson and John Schopener from the United States, and Ali Al-Karni and Rayana Barnawi from Saudi Arabia. They stayed in the ISS for about 8 days and carried out more than 20 scientific and technological experiments in different fields such as life and physical sciences and engineering technology.
According to NASA, Crew Dragon returned to Earth with approximately 136 kg of scientific equipment and supplies.
Crew Dragon was loaded onto a Falcon 9 rocket and launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA on the 21st. The next day, Crew Dragon successfully docked with the ISS.
Source of original text: Xinhua News Agency Korean News Service
