US space flight company Axiom Space sent its first civilian astronauts to the International Space Station with Space X company’s Falcon 9 rocket. For the first mission of Axiom Space’s space mission, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched into orbit yesterday at 11:17 a.m. local time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to land on the International Space Station.
LIVE BROADCAST
Axiom Space company, which carried out its historic mission by sending the first completely civilian astronaut team to the International Space Station, broadcast live the docking and opening of the SpaceX capsule.
55 MILLION DOLLARS PER PERSON
Among the 4 civilian crew members on Axiom Space’s mission, Axiom-1, are a former NASA astronaut and Axiom Space’s Vice President Lopez-Alegria and 3 investor businessmen. It is known that the flight cost $ 55 million for each of the first civilian crew of Axiom Space. According to information from NASA, the crew of Axiom Space’s Axiom-1 mission will spend more than a week doing scientific research on the International Space Station.
CONTINUE IS PLANNING
NASA President Bill Nelson said in a statement for Axiom Space’s historic mission, “This is a historic launch. We thank the dedicated teams at NASA who worked tirelessly to accomplish this mission.” “This journey is the culmination of the long hours of training, planning and dedication of the entire Axiom Space team and our partners at SpaceX, and is, of course, a tribute to NASA’s vision of developing a sustainable presence in Earth orbit,” said Michael Suffredini, CEO of Axiom Space. used the phrases.
Axiom Space plans to make at least 3 more commercial flights to the ISS and build a privately funded space station in orbit.