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.
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