Press Event
Ax-1 Flight Readiness Media Teleconference
International Space Station Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 1
NASA will host a media teleconference Friday, March 25, following the agency’s flight readiness review for the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Status: Launch Successful
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This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a commander professionally trained by Axiom alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.
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