1 00:00:00,100 --> 00:00:03,200 This podcast is brought to you by Starship shirts.com. 2 00:00:03,300 --> 00:00:06,800 Find the coolest T's mugs and more inspired by Elon musk's 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,600 Universe. Celebrate your love for SpaceX 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,400 Tesla and Beyond and gear up with Starship shirts.com, where 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,100 every purchase is a launch pad for adventure. 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,800 Hi everybody and welcome back to the Elon Musk podcast. 7 00:00:23,900 --> 00:00:27,400 And in today's episode, we are going to embark on a journey to 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,400 explore the groundbreaking Axiom space ex2 mission. 9 00:00:31,700 --> 00:00:34,000 Will they set the stories of the diverse Crew? 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,200 The crucial science will conduct aboard, the International Space 11 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,900 Station, and how last-minute hurdles reshape this mission on 12 00:00:41,900 --> 00:00:45,500 May 21st. History was yet, made again as 13 00:00:45,500 --> 00:00:47,500 XE was space. The pioneering private 14 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:50,700 spaceflight company launched its second private astronaut. 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,300 Mission the crew Dragon spacecraft Christian Freedom 16 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,300 took off from Kennedy Space. Center's launch complex 39, a 17 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:02,000 born skywards. By a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and 18 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,800 aboard the spacecraft. We're the foreperson aux two. 19 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:10,100 Astronauts ready to experience space freedoms departure marks. 20 00:01:10,100 --> 00:01:13,700 A new era in space travel and exploration is the second 21 00:01:13,700 --> 00:01:15,900 private. Astronaut Mission executed by X. 22 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:20,000 IMA space the event illustrates the escalating Trend towards 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,100 commercial Flight democratizing access to the Stars. 24 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,800 It lifted off at 5:37 p.m. eastern time at the spacecraft 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,600 and its trailblazing crew separated from the Rockets Upper 26 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,100 stage and about 12 minutes after liftoff. 27 00:01:35,500 --> 00:01:38,700 The SpaceX engineer. Dragon spacecraft is set to dock 28 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:43,400 with the International Space Station on May 22nd around. 9:30 29 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,300 a.m. eastern time signifying. The beginning of the ax to 30 00:01:47,300 --> 00:01:52,100 cruise extraordinary Journey, the And its crew will inhabit 31 00:01:52,100 --> 00:01:55,000 the space station for an eight-day Mission. 32 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,100 Engaging in a host of scientific commercial and exploratory 33 00:01:59,100 --> 00:02:02,700 activities leading. The ax 2 team is Peggy Whitson. 34 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:05,800 The former NASA astronaut who holds the distinguish u.s. 35 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,400 record for longest cumulative, time and space totaling six 36 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,200 hundred and sixty five days with stain is currently leveraging. 37 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,800 Her considerable expertise as director of human space flight 38 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,200 at Axiom. Steering the company's foray 39 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,200 into the Frontier. Now joining with Senators, John 40 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,100 shaffner a private astronaut who served as a backup for axioms. 41 00:02:27,100 --> 00:02:32,400 Inaugural ax1 mission in 2022. Schaffner now takes the helm is 42 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,800 pilot for a X2, contributing his wealth of experience and skill 43 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,000 to the mission. The team is routed out by 44 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:44,800 Mission specialist Alia, Carney and Rihanna or will now we 270 45 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,400 astronauts selected by the Saudi space Commission in February as 46 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,600 part of the partnership agreed signed. 47 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:53,700 With Axiom space in September of 2022. 48 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,200 Now, those two are now just astronauts there. 49 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,400 Also, representatives of their Nation, becoming the second and 50 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,500 third Saudi citizens to venture into space. 51 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,500 They follow in the celestial, footsteps of Sultan bin Salman 52 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:10,700 outside, who blazed the trail is a payload specialist on a space 53 00:03:10,700 --> 00:03:16,200 shuttle, mission in 1985 more significantly, or now he holds 54 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,300 the prestigious title of the first female, Saudi astronauts 55 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,000 marking a Mark moment for the nation space efforts. 56 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,400 Now while originally planned for a 10-day stint at the ISS, the a 57 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:32,300 x2's mission duration was clipped 28 days due to a delayed 58 00:03:32,300 --> 00:03:35,200 Falcon heavy launch. And as the launch schedule 59 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:39,500 tightened, Axiom space, and NASA made the mutual decision, to 60 00:03:39,500 --> 00:03:42,200 adjust the missions length fitting it into the bustling 61 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,500 manifest of missions targeting the station. 62 00:03:44,500 --> 00:03:48,700 And despite the short timeline, Axiom space, maintains high, 63 00:03:48,700 --> 00:03:52,100 expectations for the mission. Hesseman chief of mission 64 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:56,900 integration and operations at exim, space assured in a May 15 65 00:03:56,900 --> 00:03:59,100 briefing. That the company prioritize 66 00:03:59,100 --> 00:04:02,700 planned research activities, while cutting some low priority, 67 00:04:02,900 --> 00:04:05,100 Outreach activities, Saudi astronauts. 68 00:04:05,100 --> 00:04:08,700 Nevertheless, are expected to conduct a whole series of media 69 00:04:08,700 --> 00:04:12,300 events during the your ISS tenure including engaging, with 70 00:04:12,300 --> 00:04:14,500 students in interactive sessions. 71 00:04:14,700 --> 00:04:17,899 Now, before the emission reduction, the crew already 72 00:04:17,899 --> 00:04:21,300 faced an extensive schedule. The team is prepared to October 73 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:25,900 20 experiments spanning various fields from Life Sciences to in 74 00:04:25,900 --> 00:04:29,200 space manufacturing. An axiom in its pursuit to 75 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,300 develop commercial modules for the ISS, as a precursor for a 76 00:04:32,300 --> 00:04:35,100 standalone. Space station will also execute 77 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:37,100 its own technology demonstration. 78 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,600 Now, describing the mission Lucille. 79 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:44,300 Oh Chief scientist had Axiom emphasized its intensity during 80 00:04:44,300 --> 00:04:48,500 an April briefing. We have an absolutely jam-packed 81 00:04:48,500 --> 00:04:51,700 Mission see said, outlining the white Array of experiments 82 00:04:51,700 --> 00:04:54,700 provided by the Saudi space commission and other partners. 83 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:59,000 And Axiom, she explained has been a laboriously working to 84 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,000 accommodate these projects into the available crew time and ISS 85 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,000 resources. In her words, the process was 86 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,600 like playing a massive game of very complicated, 87 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,900 four-dimensional Django. Now, Axiom has not let past 88 00:05:13,900 --> 00:05:17,100 experiences. Go on learned lessons from ex1 89 00:05:17,100 --> 00:05:20,900 where the four-person crew were swamped with tasks have been For 90 00:05:20,900 --> 00:05:24,400 mental that preparing for ax to the crew, adapted, the mission 91 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,000 training, intensifying focus in some areas. 92 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,400 While tapering it others, and taking a leaf from past 93 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,700 practices with stdin a day, May 16th briefing. 94 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:36,700 Highlighted the necessity to return to a short duration 95 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:40,900 training style, similar to space flight training for the space 96 00:05:40,900 --> 00:05:45,000 shuttle said, focusing on the areas where we need the most 97 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,800 experience with she said with sins own schedule is much less 98 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,300 constrained than that of her. Assessor? 99 00:05:51,500 --> 00:05:55,300 Who commanded a X1 last year, she assured, I'll be available 100 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:58,200 to help the crew members a lot more as they need assistance, 101 00:05:58,500 --> 00:06:01,700 which will primarily just be the first day or two and it's 102 00:06:01,700 --> 00:06:06,000 notable that ax to marks the tenth crewed flight by SpaceX in 103 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,200 less than three years. This journey began with a demo 104 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,500 to commercial crew, test flight for NASA and may have 20/20. 105 00:06:12,900 --> 00:06:16,300 And since then SpaceX has launched six crew rotation 106 00:06:16,300 --> 00:06:20,600 missions to the ISS including a X1 and the trailblazing 107 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:24,700 Inspiration for a private astronaut mission in 2021, the 108 00:06:24,700 --> 00:06:27,900 spent three days in space without docking with the 109 00:06:27,900 --> 00:06:32,100 International Space Station. And as Axiom space steps forward 110 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:36,600 into this new frontier of commercial space flight each 111 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,000 Mission marks, it incremental shift in the world of space 112 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,600 exploration. When they grows increasingly 113 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,800 commercial inclusive, and also exciting. 114 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,500 And these missions aren't just about reaching for the stars, 115 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:50,600 are about making them more accessible. 116 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:53,600 To everybody. And in this sense, Axiom space 117 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,000 isn't just launching Rockets with SpaceX. 118 00:06:56,300 --> 00:07:00,400 They're launching dreams for and New Frontier in the red biting 119 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,500 us all to look up and see where the future is headed and exim. 120 00:07:04,500 --> 00:07:08,900 Space isn't even getting started the leadership at Axiom. 121 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:12,500 Envisions, the private spaceflight will continue much 122 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:16,100 later than when the space station is retired, which Anessa 123 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:20,300 anticipates will happen around 2030, and Axiom is one of 124 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:22,500 several. Us companies that are going to 125 00:07:22,500 --> 00:07:26,900 be building a new privately owned space station. 126 00:07:27,300 --> 00:07:30,800 It's an effort supported by NASA, but the private sector is 127 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:35,600 picking up the tab on this one. The ax to crew will work closely 128 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,200 with the professional astronauts that are already on the space 129 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:42,800 station and those astronauts will show the new ax to Mission 130 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:47,300 astronauts the ropes on board of the station, such as the 131 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:52,200 kitchen, the bathroom, where to sleep, how to sleep and certain 132 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:56,700 areas will remain off limits for just the International Space 133 00:07:56,700 --> 00:07:58,700 Station. Professional astronauts. 134 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,200 That's been a great update about Axiom space. 135 00:08:02,500 --> 00:08:05,900 I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you enjoy space flight because 136 00:08:05,900 --> 00:08:07,800 it's really cool. It's really interesting. 137 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,300 And I also hope you enjoyed this episode. 138 00:08:10,300 --> 00:08:12,800 And if you did, please take a second and hit the follow or 139 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,300 subscribe button on whatever podcast platform you're on right 140 00:08:16,300 --> 00:08:17,800 now because it will help out the show. 141 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,100 Tremendously also, I want to say thank you For taking the time 142 00:08:22,100 --> 00:08:25,000 out of your day today, to spend it here with me on the Elon Musk 143 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,300 podcast. Please take care of yourselves 144 00:08:27,500 --> 00:08:29,600 and each other, and I'll see you in the next one.