Monday, May 10, 2021

NASA Agreed to Let Axiom Space Fly First Private Astronauts to Space Station in 2022


NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX, announced on Monday, that NASA Agreed to Launch that Spaceflight, called Axiom Mission 1 (AX-1), as early as January 2022.

Axiom has Purchased Seats for Four People aboard One of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Spaceships, which have now flown Three Astronaut Crews to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA.

The Ax1 Crew Members:

- Commander Michael López-Alegría - Axiom Vice President and Former NASA Astronaut

- Mission Pilot Larry Connor - Real-Estate Investor

- Mission Specialist Mark Pathy - Canadian investor

- Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe - Former Israeli Fighter Pilot

For the Mission, the Private Astronauts will spend Eight days on ISS.

The Crew Dragon Spaceship is set to Launch atop a Falcon 9 Rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Then Crew Dragon would Fly the Axiom Crew to the ISS.

If all goes according to Plan, they will become the First Private Astronauts to set foot on the Orbiting Laboratory.

Each of the Four Men has Paid roughly $55 Million to Fly on the Crew Dragon.

NASA is still Reviewing the Group, and they will need to Undergo Medical Reviews before the Agency approves them.

"The first private crew to visit the International Space Station is a watershed moment in humanity's expansion off the planet and we are glad to partner with NASA in making it happen," Axiom President and CEO, Michael Suffredini said in NASA's Press Release.

"A thriving commercial marketplace in low-Earth orbit begins with expanding access to serious, nontraditional users and that is exactly the aim of our private astronaut missions."










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