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Saudi Arabia has started an astronaut program and plans to send two of its citizens to space — at least one of them a woman — as early as 2023.

NASA and Axiom Space are targeting the second quarter of 2023 for the Ax-2 mission, which will send four private citizens to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.

An order for the planned Axiom Mission 2 to the International Space Station is officially signed, according to a joint statement Wednesday by NASA and Axiom Space.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a speech on the commercial space sector, and you can watch it live Friday (Aug. 12).

New Zealand partnered with commercial research company Axiom Space to fly experiments on future missions, expanding the country's work in space.

NASA is not trusting private citizens to travel to the International Space Station on their own.

Houston-based Axiom Space has found the perfect place to develop its commercial orbital outpost: a sprawling facility that comes pre-equipped with a mockup of the International Space Station.

NASA announced Monday that both the agency and SpaceX will be standing down from this week’s Falcon 9 launch of a cargo mission to the International Space Station due to an issue with the thrusters.

NASA has selected two companies to make spacesuits for its Artemis moon program and future International Space Station missions.

NASA said the crew will now undock from the ISS Saturday at 8:35 p.m., with a plan to splashdown off the coast of Florida at about 1:46 p.m. on Sunday.

The four-member crew onboard the first all-private flight to the International Space Station have delayed their return to Earth after approximately 12 days in space due to unfavorable weather, NASA announced Monday.

Up at the International Space Station, the all-private crew of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission is floating through a week of zero-gravity scientific experiments.

The first all-private crew tasked with the Ax-1 mission will speak from the International Space Station Wednesday afternoon.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The four Axiom-1 astronauts who launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday. READ: NASA’s moon rocket test canceled on Saturday, here’s whyThe SpaceX Endeavor spacecraft docked with the ISS around 8:30 a.m. Photos: Axiom-1 becomes first all-private crewed mission to dock with ISSExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 8 Axiom-1 becomes first all-private crewed mission to dock with ISSThe spacecraft traveled more than 20 hours before it arrived. The Axiom-1 astronauts are part of the first all-private mission to the ISS. WATCH: ‘A new era’: SpaceX launches Axiom Space’s 1st all-private mission to the Space Station“We had a pretty good night’s sleep last night after launching yesterday,” said Axiom-1 astronaut Michael López-Alegría.

After an almost hour-long delay due to technical issues, the Axiom Ax-1 crew docked at the International Space Station Saturday morning.

One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting Friday night in DeLand, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

The Axiom mission in a SpaceX capsule is the latest in a trend for space exploration — civilian astronauts flown by private companies.

Using phones, binoculars and cameras, hundreds of spectators watched from a distance as the Axiom-1 crew lifted off from Kennedy Space Center Friday morning.

Sending private citizens to NASA’s International Space Station from American soil had never happened until today because NASA hadn’t allowed it.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission, the first all-private mission to the International Space Station, launched from Kennedy Space Center Friday. The Dragon spacecraft, carrying commander Michael López-Alegría, pilot Larry Connor, mission specialist Eytan Stibbe and mission specialist Mark Pathy, lifted off from launch pad 39-A just after 11 a.m.Axiom Executive Chairman Kam Ghaffarian said the launch is just the beginning of future missions involving private astronauts. Video: First all-private astronaut mission to ISS set to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center this weeAxiom is working toward building the first private space station in low-earth orbit, with the first habitat module launching sometime in 2024. This was the fifth flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster and the third for this particular Dragon capsule. Read: Axiom-1: 1st all-private crewed mission to space station ready to launch from Space CoastFollowing the launch, the Falcon 9′s first-stage booster landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A private crew is headed to the International Space Station.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Friday in the Florida Panhandle.

On Thursday evening, visitors along the Space Coast were anticipating witnessing the first privately crewed mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX and Axiom Space are reporting all systems are a go for the first private crew rocketing to the International Space Station Friday.

Excitement is building as thousands along the Space Coast are gearing up for a rocket launch on Friday that will bring four astronauts to the International Space Station.

Health ophthalmologist Mehul Patel is preparing to study how the microgravity environment of space affects the structure and function of the eye.

SpaceX confirmed Wednesday the all-private crew mission Ax-1 is scheduled to take off Friday morning, according to the company’s social media.

SpaceX confirmed Wednesday that the all-private crew mission is scheduled to take off Friday morning.

Axiom Space, which is planning the first all-private crew mission to the International Space Station, is now targeting the end of this week for the launch of its first flight.

Next week, four men who do not work for the government are planning to rocket to the International Space Station, marking the first ISS mission with an entire crew of private astronauts.

Axiom Space and SpaceX have targeted April 6 as the official launch date for the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

Axiom Space and SpaceX have targeted April 6 as the official launch date for the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

Axiom Space and SpaceX have pushed back slightly their planned launch date of the Axiom Mission 1, which will take the first ever all-private crew to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center, according to a news release.

NASA, SpaceX and Axiom Space will discuss a landmark private space mission today (Feb. 28), and you can watch it live.

Axiom For the first time, SpaceX is preparing to launch private astronauts to the International Space Station. (wftv.com)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA experts will preview the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, on Monday. The launch is scheduled to lift off at 2:46 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30 from Kennedy Space Center. READ: SpaceX preparing to take private astronauts to ISS in historic launchAxiom Space astronauts Michael López-Alegría, Larry Connor, Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe will board a Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA said the astronauts will complete more than 25 research experiments developed for microgravity in collaboration with health and science organizations across the globe during the 10-day mission.

Spacecraft prep and orbital traffic pushed the first all-private space station mission one month later.

Called SEE-1, the module would be "the world's first content and entertainment studios and multi-purpose arena in space."

Axiom Space plans to operate its own space station in low Earth orbit in the coming years, and it has inked deals with SpaceX to fly multiple tourist missions to the International Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time, SpaceX is preparing to launch private astronauts to the International Space Station. The Axiom Space crew will spend a week aboard the station conducting their own experiments, and their commercial flight will be the first of many to come. Axiom Mission 1 is set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in February. “It’ll be a lot like Inspiration 4, but this one is going to the International Space Station. They’re going to (have) some quality time there, take advantage of the research capabilities that the ISS provides.”The private astronauts will perform about 25 experiments aboard the space station.

Axiom Space was selected to lead the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, NASA announced on Monday.

Space.com caught up with Axiom Space's Matt Ondler recently to discuss the company's space station plans and the outlook for private industry in low Earth orbit, among other things.

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SpaceX will launch four paying crews to the ISS starting next year.

Axiom Space added crewed flights to the International Space Station through SpaceX, bringing its total planned missions through Elon Musk's company to four.

Axiom Space on Tuesday announced that retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and auto racer John Shoffner will lead the company's second private spaceflight.

It is unclear who might join Whitson and Shoffner on their mission. An Axiom spokesman said that would be revealed at a later date. But recently, the Discovery Channel announced it was hosting a competition for a seat on a future Axiom mission to the space station. Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine also said last year that Tom Cruise was working with the company to shoot scenes for a movie on the station.

Discovery announced a competitive adventure TV show that will launch the winning contestant to the International Space Station.

NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have agreed on terms for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, which will launch as soon as January 2022.

Image credit: AxiomCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A group of uber-rich international businessmen will fly in a SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, launching from Florida within a year, Axiom Space revealed Tuesday. SpaceX made history last year, becoming the first private company to fly NASA astronauts to the space station, returning human spaceflight operations from Florida’s Space Coast. The company said in a tweet, “We are in conversation with numerous private astronaut prospects of all backgrounds at all times. In addition to private spaceflight for paying customers, Axiom plans to build a private space station that will first be attached to the current International Space Station. Nearly one year ago, NASA revealed Axiom Space had been awarded access to the space station’s Node 2 Forward port to begin building its commercial space station.

Michael Lopez-Alegria, seen here in 2006 during his last visit to the International Space Station, is now assigned to command Axiom Space's AX-1 commercial mission to the orbital complex. In 2017, Lopez-Alegria joined Axiom Space, a private space services company that holds the first agreement with NASA to attach commercial modules to the ISS as a precursor to Axiom's own commercial space station. Lopez-Alegria: My experience with Anousheh, in particular, was seminal in the formation of my belief in commercial space. Michael Lopez-Alegria and his three Axiom Space AX-1 crewmates will train using SpaceX's Dragon simulator in Hawthorne, California. Granted, you'll be flying as an Axiom Space representative, but are there personal things you want to accomplish by going back to space?

The International Space Station, as seen from the space shuttle Atlantis in July 2011, on the final flight of the shuttle program. The show will then follow that lucky person's trip to the space station and end when he or she comes back down to Earth. Space Hero, Inc., the production company behind the coming series, is working with Houston-based firm Axiom Space, Deadline reported. Deadline also reported that the "Space Hero" winner will fly to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. The people behind Space Hero, Inc., aren't the first to dream up a reality show that would launch civilians into space.

Axiom Space, a Houston-based startup, has signed a deal with SpaceX to fly a commander and 3 private astronauts to the International Space Station as early as late 2021. Axiom Space, a start-up based in Houston, Texas, and SpaceX are teaming up to launch a team of four private astronauts to the International Space Station as early as next year. Axiom Space did not release details on how much the company will pay SpaceX to fly its four-person crew to the International Space Station. SpaceX will use a future Crew Dragon to launch private astronauts to the International Space Station in 2021. Earlier this year, NASA announced that Axiom Space will add a private module to the space station to push forward commercial spaceflight.