First European takes off on commercial flight to Space Station

Paris (ESA) Jan 18, 2024

ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt from Sweden blasted into space tonight from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 21:49 GMT (22:49 CET, 16:49 local time). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew of four astronauts from launch pad 39A. Marcus is sharing the ride on the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station with Walter Villadei from Italy, A