Tag: AX-1
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Mike Suffredini talks Axiom module additions to ISS, ensuring no gap in LEO station access
It is a lesson the U.S. space program has had to learn many times over: don’t voluntarily give up a space capability without having a successor ready to go or already operational. But for the ISS (International Space Station), a gap in LEO (low Earth orbit) scientific research capability will likely not occur when the…
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Axiom-1 science & the push toward greater commercialization of space research
When the Axiom-1 mission lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center early next year, it will take with it four humans on the first-ever all-private astronaut flight to the ISS (International Space Station). At its core, the mission focuses on science and education, and the four-person crew will conduct 25 experiments with more than 100…
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NASA, Axiom sign agreements moving ahead with first commercial station visit
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A view of the Atlantic Ocean from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA and Houston-based Axiom Space have signed a “mission order” setting the stage for four civilians to visit to the International Space Station early next year, the first fully commercial flight to the orbiting lab…
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Axiom reveals first all-private crew for trip to International Space Station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Former NASA astronaut and Axiom vice president Michael López-Alegría will fly on the Ax-1 mission as commander. He will be joined by Canadian investor and philanthropist Mark Pathy, American entrepreneur and non-profit activist investor Larry Connor, and impact investor and philanthropist Eytan Stibbe of Israel. Credit: Axiom Space…
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Axiom finalizing agreements for private astronaut mission to space station
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on May 31 with astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on-board. Credit: NASA The chief executive of Axiom Space says agreements with NASA, SpaceX, and fare-paying passengers should be finalized in the coming weeks for the launch of the first all-private crew to the International Space…