The AX-1 Crew Dragon will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying Axiom Space Mission 1 commander Michael López-Alegría and passengers Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy.
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.
Low Earth Orbit #AX1 B1062 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of GravitasThe International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. It has been inhabited continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added …