SpaceX & Axiom Launch First Private Mission to ISS

© AFP 2023 / JOEL KOWSKYThis handout image courtesy of NASA shows SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), April 7, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This handout image courtesy of NASA shows SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), April 7, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.04.2022
Subscribe
SpaceX and the private spaceflight company Axiom Space are sending four private space travellers on a 10-day trip to the ISS.
Watch a live broadcast from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida where last-minute preparations continue for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The Ax-1 mission is scheduled to be launched on Friday, 8 April, to deliver four private space travellers to the ISS where they will conduct science experiments. The crew includes ex-NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and commercial passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe. Their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule will be delivered to the ISS by a Falcon 9 rocket.
*Follow Sputnik's live feed to find out more.
Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала