ORLANDO, Fla. — The population of the International Space Station grew from seven to 11 on Monday morning with the arrival of the private Axiom Space crew that launched from Kennedy Space Center.
The Ax-2 crew commanded by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson docked with the ISS on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom at 9:12 a.m. Eastern time after a 15-hour flight since lifting off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday evening.
“That’s the fastest docking I’ve ever had,” Whitson said during the automated maneuver.