According to the latest report, the US space exploration technology company SpaceX has just successfully launched a “Falcon 9” carrier rocket to send four passengers to the International Space Station (ISS).
Moreover, SpaceX’s “Manned Dragon spacecraft” carried a “Falcon 9” rocket and lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center’s 39A launch pad in Florida, carrying four passengers to the International Space Station.
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The launch mission, called “AX-1 MISSION”, was organized by Axiom Space, an American private space company, and the four passengers were former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, American real estate tycoon Larry Connor, Canadian investor Mark Pathy, and Israeli businessman Eytan Stibbe.
Furthermore, the launch is the fifth flight of the Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster, which has previously launched GPS III Spacecraft 04, GPS III Spacecraft 05, Inspiration 4, and a Starlink mission. This time, the rocket’s first-stage booster will land on the “Shortfall of Gravitas” recovery ship in the Pacific Ocean. The rocket’s first-stage booster was successfully recovered 10 minutes after launch.
In addition, the Crew Dragon spacecraft supporting this launch is the third mission, having previously flown the Demo-2 and Crew-2 missions. This “AX-1 MISSION” mission is also the first fully private astronaut to fly to the International Space Station. Plus, this isn’t an easy space trip.
As planned, the four passengers will participate in scientific and educational work with professional crews on the International Space Station, including educational outreach and innovative research experiments in the orbiting laboratory. The Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on April 9 and return to Earth eight days later.
Axiom Space is a private U.S. aerospace company that aims to build and operate the world’s first commercial space station by 2024. In addition, the company plans to provide management services for customers who travel to space.
