Blastoff! SpaceX launches private Ax-3 crew to space station, nails booster landing

Ax-3 Crew: Commander Michael "LA" López-Alegría, pilot Walter Villadei and mission specialists Marcus Wandt and Alper Gezeravcı.

Broadcast courtesy: Axiom Space

[MarkSmith-jspu]

The Stage 1 recovery process never stops to amaze me. To me that’s more impressive than the launch sequence.

[timdoyon]

Spectacular launch once again! It’s so exciting! I’m old and retired now, but if I was younger, I would do whatever it took to work with the SpaceX crew. I’ve watched every single launch since the very beginning and can only imagine how rewarding it would be to be a part of it all.

[charlesstockford]

Here i am 71.7 years old. I watched Ham fly and now get to eatch a rocket go to space and come back. Still awesome.

[earthgrinder]

Absolutely awesome! Bringing the booster back to land on the mark is phenomenal!

[MJay-uz]

Wonderful always awesome to see! Prayers for safety!!

[williamscoggin]

That slow deployment of one of the landing legs made my heart skip a beat.

[peterhladky]

9min to get to 27, 000 km/h. I had a Datsun 120Y that took about that long to get to 100km/h - lol. So awesome! Go SpaceX

[Skywatchers]

That was a smooth looking ride. My Vette bounces more than that did! 🤘

[williamdeoradesilva]

Congratulations to Nasa, Axiom and SpaceX. Once again an awesome achievement 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[Seliat]

Unbelievable and outstanding collective efforts. Safe landing. I love the amazing views. 🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕

[bckwoodbilly]

Crazy that videos like this have 3 comments yet videos of dogs farting themself awake are at millions

[brentcox]

Congratulations. It shows reusable assemblies, and effencensy for the future in travel and exploration.

[earlymarketedge]

Hey, just wanted to bring to your attention in the launch video at approximately T +24 through T +35 they seem to be debris falling off of the capsule. I’m not sure if it is supposed to be there or if perhaps it’s a heat shield issue that might need to be looked at, just wanted to mention it so that the appropriate people can take a look. Great job on the launch. Can’t wait till the next super heavy launch go SpaceX.

[tmm]

I would love to experience this, the ultimate thrill!

[roslyntaber]

Dwayne chéri je t'adore mon merveilleux amour love so Space with u chéri
Its so beautiful so clever and always so moving like u Dwayne chéri ...

[tanaymehta]

Every landing still gives goosebumps. It's been 9 years since space became the first and still is the only company on the planet to not just try but succeed in landing a rocket, a structure almost 13 stories tall.

We're living in incredible times

Look at those cavemen go!

- Made on Earth by humans!

[jonkuhl]

I remember Vernher von Braun and Walt Disney showing America in the late 50s TV animations portraying three stage missions to the moon. This of course was way before Apollo. I still get that same thrill watching this mission. How wonderful it is to see private industry surpass all others.

[Wolf-xufj]

From flame throwers to this, Musk has gone a long way.

[thedronedownunder]

Question: With all that space junk up there, how does it not impact Dragon?

[joelgonzalez]

How are they going faster than the speed of sound, and not stuck to those seats and freely moving their arms and turning their heads ??