Axiom Mission 3 Space Station Arrival & Welcome Remarks

Axiom Mission 3 crew members Michael Lopez-Alegria, Walter Villadei, Alper Gezeravci, and Marcus Wandt docked to the forward port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station Jan. 20 following a launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Jan. 18. Following docking, the crew opened the hatch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and floated aboard the International Space Station where they were greeted by members of the Expedition 70 crew. The four private crew members will conduct a mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory on the third private astronaut mission as part of NASA’s effort to open to space to more people and science.