Private company Axiom Space is set to make history this weekend when Ax-1 send four private astronauts on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station to conduct science as well as promote commercial spaceflight initiatives. They will launch in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket with a crew that includes former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, pilot Larry Connor as well as mission specialists Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe. Read more for two videos and additional information.
Axiom Space purchased services for the mission from NASA, like crew supplies, cargo delivery to space, storage, and other in-orbit resources for daily use. NASA is also benefiting from this mission, as they are purchasing the capability to return scientific samples that must be kept cold in transit back to Earth. The Ax-1 mission is an critical step to stimulate demand for commercial human spaceflight services so NASA can be just one of many customers in low-Earth orbit.
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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. 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,” said Michael Suffredini, Axiom President and CEO.
