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‘Spectacular:’ Ax-1 astronauts discuss historic trip to ISS

The all-private crew of the April Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station participated in a discussion Friday morning about their experience, taking questions during a live news conference.

United Arab Emirates astronaut to fly to space station with SpaceX next year

Axiom Space has signed a deal with the space agency of the United Arab Emirates to fly a UAE astronaut to the ISS on SpaceX's Crew-6 mission for NASA, which is expected to launch in spring 2023.

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UAE books seat on upcoming Axiom, SpaceX mission to space station

The United Arab Emirates has purchased a seat on a SpaceX rocket for an Emirati astronaut to journey to the International Space Station for a six-month mission.

Axiom Space, SpaceX change the landscape of private spaceflight with Ax-1 mission

Four private astronauts made history today (April 25), splashing safely down on Earth after completing the first fully private crewed mission aboard the International Space Station.

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SpaceX Crew-4 ready to launch after Axiom astronauts splash down

Mission control cheered Monday as SpaceX brought home the first all-private crew from the International Space Station and prepped to launch another crew Wednesday.

First all-private crew returns from space station in SpaceX capsule

The mission was the first of what Axiom Space hopes will be a regular cadence of private citizens visiting the station.

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Rich trio back on Earth after charter trip to space station

They are scheduled to return to Earth on Monday, April 25, 2022 after a trip to the International Space Station. Before departing the space station Sunday night, the group thanked their seven hosts, including three NASA astronauts whose own mission is nearing an end. Last fall, a Russian film crew flew up, followed by a Japanese fashion mogul and his assistant. SpaceX will attempt to launch three NASA astronauts and one Italian to the space station as soon as Wednesday. Axiom’s second flight is set for early next year as the company looks ahead to having its own space station by 2030.

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Watch SpaceX's private Ax-1 astronaut crew return to Earth today live online

The first American privately funded mission to the International Space Station ends today with an anticipated splash down off the coast of Florida at about 1:06 p.m. EDT (1706 GMT).

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SpaceX’s 1st all-private mission departs International Space Station after week of delays

The first all-private mission to the International Space Station is homeward bound after a series of delays extended the mission by an additional week. >> Read more trending newsSpaceX’s Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission undocked from the ISS at about 9:10 p.m. EDT and began its 16-hour return flight, capping a two-week science mission “hailed as a milestone in commercial spaceflight,” Reuters reported. The mission was brokered by the Houston, Texas-based startup Axiom Space and included Michael López-Alegría, a former NASA astronaut-turned-Axiom employee who is commanding the mission; Israeli businessman Eytan Stibbe; Canadian investor Mark Pathy; and Ohio-based real estate magnate Larry Connor among its crew, CNN reported. The three private citizens paid $55 million each to be part of the mission, the AP reported. >> Related: SpaceX’s Axiom Space Ax-1, 1st all-private mission, docks at International Space StationThe Dragon capsule, dubbed Endeavour, is slated to parachute into the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on Monday at around 1 p.m. EDT.

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SpaceX Dragon with private Ax-1 astronaut crew departs International Space Station

The pioneering Ax-1 mission has left the International Space Station and is headed back to Earth.

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LISTEN LIVE: Axiom, SpaceX hold news conference after splashdown of first private crew

An all-private astronaut crew undocked from the space station and returned to Earth the next day, splashing down off Florida.

SpaceX, NASA delay undocking of private Ax-1 astronaut crew at space station

NASA and SpaceX delayed the undocking of private Ax-1 astronauts from the International Space Station by another day due to bad weather.

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Ax-1 undocking, splashdown delayed to Sunday due to high winds, NASA says

The undocking of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying the four Ax-1 astronauts will now undock from the International Space Station no earlier than Sunday night, according to Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate.

Private Ax-1 astronaut mission leaving space station Saturday: Watch live

The first-ever all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is about to head for home, and you can watch the departure live.

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Commercial station crew stuck in space awaiting better splashdown weather

Trouble getting the Axiom-1 crew back to Earth triggers domino-like delays for upcoming missions.

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See amazing photos of SpaceX's Ax-1 private astronaut launch and mission

See SpaceX and Axiom Space's historic all-private mission to the International Space Station in photos.

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Private Ax-1 mission's ISS departure delayed to Tuesday evening

Ax-1, the first-ever fully private crewed mission to the International Space Station, will get to spend 12 extra hours aboard the orbiting lab.

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Return to Earth: Splashdown off Florida coast delayed for 1st all-private space crew

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.

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Here’s how Ax-1 astronauts are testing their urine at the International Space Station

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.

1st all-private crew speaks from International Space Station

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

A private Ax-1 astronaut will test making a liquid telescope mirror in space

Ax-1's Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe will perform the Fluidic Telescope Experiment (FLUTE), on behalf of NASA and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, investigating the use of liquids to construct telescope lenses in microgravity.

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Ax-1 crew welcomed to International Space Station for 8-day stay

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

SpaceX’s Axiom Space Ax-1, 1st all-private mission, docks at International Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission, the first all-private charter mission into space, docked at the International Space Station on Saturday. The launch was the first private charter flight to the orbiting lab, according to The Associated Press. The crew trained for more than 1,000 hours to prepare for the mission, according to WFTV. It was the fifth flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster and the third for this particular Dragon capsule, according to the television station. Visit the Axiom Space Twitter account and Axiom Space for live updates on the mission.

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Private Ax-1 astronauts on SpaceX capsule to mint NFT artwork in space

The astronauts of the first-ever fully private crewed mission to the International Space Station will commemorate their groundbreaking flight with some digital artwork.

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‘A new era’: SpaceX launches Axiom Space’s 1st all-private mission to the Space Station – WFTV

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.

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SpaceX launches Ax-1, the 1st fully private astronaut mission to the space station

This morning (April 8), a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, launching the first fully private mission to the International Space Station.

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4 civilians blast off for the International Space Station

Four private citizens took off Friday on a SpaceX rocket en route to the International Space Station. The Axiom Space mission is the first flight to the station with an all-civilian crew.

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SpaceX launches first all-private mission to International Space Station

A crew of three wealthy entrepreneurs and a former NASA astronaut, who is serving as their guide, will spend eight days on the station in an endeavor commissioned by Axiom Space, a Houston-based company.

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The private Ax-1 astronaut mission heralds an exciting new era in spaceflight (op-ed)

The upcoming Ax-1 mission is perhaps the beginning of a new era in human spaceflight — not because of the identity of the private astronauts, but because of the ecosystem that's emerging around them.

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How to watch SpaceX launch first all-commercial crew to space station

The Axiom-1 flight carries a crew of four private citizens, with a former NASA astronaut as mission commander.

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Axiom, SpaceX sending 1st private crew to 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.

Private Ax-1 astronauts ready to launch on SpaceX rocket tomorrow

The first all-private crewed mission to the International Space Station is ready to fly, mission leaders announced today (April 7).

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Happening Friday: SpaceX set to launch of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station Friday. Following the launch, the Falcon 9′s first-stage booster will land on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Video: First all-private astronaut mission to ISS set to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center this weekAxiom Space’s Ax-1 mission is the first all-private mission to the ISS and is composed of commander Michael López-Alegría, pilot Larry Connor, mission specialist Eytan Stibbe and mission specialist Mark Pathy. Read: Axiom-1: 1st all-private crewed mission to space station ready to launch from Space CoastYou can watch the launch here as it happens and on Channel 9. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

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CHOOSE YOUR VIEW: Axiom-1 launches all-private crew to space station

News 6 is offering several views of a historic launch from Florida’s Space Coast.

SpaceX's Crew-4 astronaut mission delayed a day to April 20

The launch of Crew-4 had been scheduled for April 19. But it'll now lift off no earlier than April 20, and NASA and SpaceX are also considering the backup date of April 23.

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UCF doctor working with Axiom to study effects of space travel on eyesight

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

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SpaceX rolls Falcon 9 rocket, Dragon capsule out to pad for Ax-1 astronaut launch (photos)

On Tuesday (April 5), SpaceX rolled the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-1 mission out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA delays Artemis 1 moon mission test until after Friday SpaceX astronaut launch

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission won't wrap up a crucial test until this weekend at the earliest.

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Axiom targeting end of week for 1st all-private astronaut mission

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.

SpaceX, NASA delay launch of private Ax-1 astronaut mission to April 8

The launch of the first U.S. privately-funded civilian space mission heading for the International Space Station will be delayed to at least Friday (April 8), Axiom Space announced.

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SpaceX private Ax-1 mission's science includes self-assembling robots and light-powered air filters

Houston company Axiom Space has a huge science haul planned for its debut mission, including robots and filters that could assist with future space exploration at the moon or Mars.

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Launch of first civilian commercial crew to space station slips to Friday

The flight is the first of up to two NASA-sanctioned "private astronaut missions" per year to space station.

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SpaceX will launch these 4 private astronauts on Axiom Space's Ax-1 space station mission this week

The first all-private mission to the International Space Station by Axiom Space will launch no earlier than April 6.

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Axiom's 1st private astronaut crew is ready to fly to space

Axiom Space and its crew are ready to make history.

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This Israeli startup's sci-fi 'headset' will map brain changes in space on private Ax-1 mission

A brain 'headset' aims to provide a high-resolution view of neural changes that happen in the brain while space, and it will fly aboard Axiom Space's first crewed launch, Ax-1.

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🔓Ask an astronaut: Axiom Space, SpaceX set 1st all-private astronaut mission

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 prepares for next week’s crewed launch

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.

SpaceX's Ax-1 astronaut mission to the space station delayed to April 6

The Ax-1 mission has been pushed from April 3 to April 6 to accommodate the "wet dress rehearsal" of NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission, which is taking place this weekend on Florida's Space Coast.

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SpaceX's private Ax-1 astronaut flight cleared for launch pending NASA Artemis 1 moon rocket test

Axiom SpaceX's Ax-1 private space station mission is cleared for launch, but only after NASA's Artemis 1 tests.

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Ax-1 private mission to space station: Live updates

On April 3, 2022, SpaceX and the private spaceflight company Axiom Space will make history with the launch of Ax-1, the first all-private mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 will send four private space travelers on a 10-day trip to the station to conduct science and push commercial spaceflight forward. They will fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket. Its crew includes former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría and paying passengers  Larry Connor, Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe. See our full coverage of the Ax-1 mission below. Ax-1 mission explained | Axiom Space |  International Space Station

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Celebrity chef José Andrés is cooking for private Ax-1 astronauts

The World Central Kitchen founder says the mission invokes "the spirit of eating paella from the same pan."

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Axiom Space, SpaceX target April for ISS launch with private crew

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 astronauts plan spacewalk despite rising tensions between U.S. and Russia

It’s going to be a busy few weeks on the International Space Station.

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Ax-1, 1st all-private crewed flight to ISS, aims to blaze trail for future missions

Medical research and tech transfer will fill the agenda of the four Axiom-1 crewmembers after they launch to the space station on March 30.

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Top NASA official says space station partnership with Russia 'still working' despite Ukraine conflict

The International Space Station represents a U.S. partnership yet unaffected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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NASA, SpaceX and Axiom will preview private Ax-1 ISS mission today: Watch live

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

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NASA to preview partnered private astronaut launch with Axiom Space

As the first private astronaut mission launch from Florida nears, NASA experts will preview the launch during an update.

Axiom Space's 1st space station crew approved by NASA, ISS partners

The flight, called Ax-1, is made up of one professional astronaut and three paying customers.

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NASA lays out plan for the International Space Station's final years

NASA just released a report outlining the big-picture goals for the rest of the orbiting lab's operational life, which is expected to end with a controlled deorbit in January 2031.

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Axiom Space plans to build a movie studio module for the International Space Station by 2024

U.K.-based Space Entertainment Enterprise (SEE) has announced plans to launch a movie production studio module intended to connect to the International Space Station.

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Axiom's 1st private crew launch to space station delayed to March

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

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Axiom Space: Building the off-Earth economy

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.

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Axiom Space developing in-house spacesuits to prepare for future stations

Even as commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space prepares to launch the first fully private crew to the space station early next year, its engineers are also developing in-house spacesuits.

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SpaceX preparing to take private astronauts to ISS in historic launch

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.

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NASA partners with Axiom Space for second private astronaut mission on International Space Station

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

Private space stations are coming. Will they be better than their predecessors?

A new era of space stations is about to kick off. NASA has announced three commercial space station proposals for development, joining an earlier proposal by Axiom Space.

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Building a private space station: Q&A with Axiom Space CTO Matt Ondler

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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With William Shatner’s flight, more than 20 civilian astronauts will have reached space this year

The actor will join a private space movement that has picked up speed and outpaced NASA.

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Axiom Space inks deal with SpaceX for 3 more private spaceflights to space station

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

NASA reaches partnership for first private astronaut mission on International Space Station

NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place no earlier than January 2022.

Wealthy international crew forks over millions to fly Crew Dragon to space station

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.

Houston company tapped by NASA to build first private space station, attaching to ISS

ORLANDO, Fla. – NASA has selected Axiom Space, a private company based in Houston, to build the first stages of a private space station that will operate long after the International Space Station is retired. NASA announced Monday that Axiom Space was awarded access to the International Space Station’s Node 2 Forward port to begin building its commercial space station that could ultimately replace the ISS. The whole structure will form the “Axiom Segment” of the current ISS. When the ISS is decommissioned, the Axiom Segment will detach and continue on as a private space station circling the Earth. Axiom Space was co-founded in 2016 by former NASA ISS program manager Michael Sufferedini and space entrepreneur Dr. Kam Ghaffarian.

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