“Three, two, one. Ignition, engine full power and liftoff. [cheering] Go Axiom-3.” “Further beyond, opening the door for more to follow. Godspeed Ax-3.” “Stage 1 propulsion is nominal.” [cheering] “And there’s our first shot of the Ax-3 crew inside Dragon on ascent.” “Falcon 9 is supersonic.” “And the Falcon 9 is going faster than the speed of sound. Now at this point we will begin to throttle Falcon 9’s engines back up.” “Stage 1, throttle up.” “There’s that call out from Mission Control as well, as our Ax-3 crew continues on their way to space.”

Source: International New York Times January 19, 2024 06:17 UTC