Falcon 9 launches Axiom-2

5/21/23 ~ 5:37 p.m.

Falcon 9 launches Axiom Mission 2, the second private spaceflight participant mission to the ISS, with former astronaut Peggy Whitson as the commander,

 paying passenger John Shoffner, and Saudia Arabian astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni. The three rookies are the 598, 599 and 600th humans to reach orbit.

Two photos below show Starlink 6-3 launching with Axiom-2's vehicle in the foreground.