#private-astronaut-mission

#private-astronaut-mission

Major upcoming space missions include Boeing's Starliner crew flight, SpaceX's Starship test, and a private astronaut mission with a commercial spacewalk. [ more ]

Three nations Italy, Sweden, and Turkey are sending astronauts from government space programs to the International Space Station through a private astronaut mission.

The private astronaut mission is the third for Axiom Space, which has been sending paying customers for two-week stays at the International Space Station.

The launch was initially scheduled for Wednesday but was pushed back to Thursday to allow for prelaunch checkouts and data analysis. [ more ]