Watch the Ax-3 Crew Return Press Conference

In an historic venture, three countries - Italy, Türkiye, and Sweden with support from the European Space Agency (ESA) - united for Ax-3 as the first commercial spaceflight mission made up of government and ESA-sponsored national astronauts. The Ax-3 crew includes Commander Michael López-Alegría (U.S. and Spain), Pilot Walter Villadei (Italian Air Force), and Mission Specialists Alper Gezeravcı (Türkiye) and Marcus Wandt (Sweden and ESA).