After two weeks of conducting research in space, the AX-1 is scheduled to come back to Earth today.
“Thanks once again for all the support through this amazing adventure that we’ve had,” López-Alegría messaged NASA’s mission control after undocking. “Even longer and more exciting than we thought. We really appreciate your professionalism, and with that we’ll sign off.”
The launch took place on April 8 and the crew reached the ISS a day later. The undocking to return to Earth was originally scheduled to take place April 19, but severe weather in the splashdown zone delayed the return.capsule lifts off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon rocket on April 8. The crew spent six extra days aboard the ISS because of severe weather in the splashdown zone.
The Ax-1 crew conducted work for more than 25 research projects with partners that ranged from the Mayo Clinic, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and the Ramon Foundation. They also worked on self-assembling technology for future space habitats.that the sheer amount of activities involved in the research kept the team moving at an “all-out sprint” during their stay. “But the guys are doing great, everybody loves microgravity,” he said on April 15.
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