The private crew of the Axiom Space Ax-1 will ride on the SpaceX spacecraft to the International Space Station in April 2022. They are (left): Pilot Larry Connor, Mission Specialist Mark Patty, Commander Michael Lopez-Allegria and Mission Specialist Eitan Stibe.
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On April 8, 2022, SpaceX and the Houston-based company Axiom Space made history with the release of Ax-1the first entirely private mission to International Space Station.
SpaceX launched the four-member crew on a 10-day mission to space, which included an 8-day stay aboard the space station. The crew was commanded by former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Allegria and additionally included pilot Larry Connor, mission specialist Mark Patti and mission specialist Eitan Stibe. The crew aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
The mission is commanded by Lopez-Allegria, who is both a former NASA astronaut and a current Axiom employee, and has not paid for his place. However, the three other passengers on the private flight reportedly paid a total of $ 55 million for the trip.
Check out some impressive photos from the Ax-1 mission above by clicking the arrows above to scroll through the gallery.
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