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# [Ax-1 Mission | Approach and Docking](https://spaceontop.com/ax-1-mission-approach-and-docking)

 Written by [Avus](https://spaceontop.com/author/avus) | Apr 9, 2022 5:22:00 PM

On Saturday, April 9 at 8:29 a.m. ET, Dragon autonomously docked with the International Space Station. Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft to orbit from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, April 8 at 11:17 a.m. ET.

After an eight-day stay, Dragon and the Ax-1 astronauts will return to Earth with a targeted splashdown off the coast of Florida.

Axiom Space's Ax-1 mission is the first all-private human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-1 crew will participate in educational outreach and conduct innovative research experiments while on the orbiting laboratory.>

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