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Spaceflight Insider Theresa Cross May 12th, 2021 A file photo of the Crew-1 Dragon docked at the space-facing port of the Harmony module. As early as January 2022, a SpaceX Crew Dragon with four private astronauts for Axiom Space is expected to visit the International Space Station for eight days. Credit: NASA NASA and Axiom Space announced May 10, 2021, an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The mission, dubbed Ax-1, is expected to see a private cr...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian actress Yulia Peresild participates in a press conference Thursday in Moscow. Credit: Roscosmos Russian actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko will join cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov for a Soyuz ...

Russia clears actress, filmmaker for flight to International Space Station By William Harwood Updated on: May 13, 2021 / 5:27 PM / CBS News Russian actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko will join cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov for a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station on October 5 to shoot scenes for an upcoming movie, the Russian space agency announced Thursday. "At the end of 2020, an open competition was announced for the lead role in the first f...

Russia clears actress for flight to space station William Harwood © NASA iss-orbit.jpg Russian actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko will join cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov for a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station on October 5 to shoot scenes for an upcoming movie, the Russian space agency announced Thursday. "At the end of 2020, an open competition was announced for the lead role in the first feature film to be filmed in space," Roscosmos said on its w...

NASA Launches Private Astronaut Mission; Space Tickets Worth $55 Million – Report KEY POINTS NASA and Axiom have teamed up to launch a private astronaut mission set to bring civilians to outer space no earlier than January 2022 Tickets to the International Space Station are priced at $55 million each, reports say The four-man crew will be led by former NASA astronaut and space station commander Michael López-Alegría NASA and Houston-based startup Axiom Space have partnered to launch the w...

The ISS could host space tourists as soon as January Engadget 5 days ago Kris Holt Space tourism will ramp up in the coming months, with both Blue Origin and SpaceX looking to take civilians into orbit this year. Looking a little further ahead, more private astronaut missions to the International Space Station are in the pipeline, and NASAs first one could take place as early as January. NASA and Axiom Space have agreed to take civilans to the ISS. Axiom Mission 1 will launch ...

44911461494_2d46902c0e_k.jpeg The International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking on Oct. 4, 2018. Credits: NASA/Roscosmos NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place no earlier than January 2022. We are excited to see more people have access to spaceflight through this first private astronaut mission to the space station, said Kathy Lueders, asso...

nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson announced Monday Robert D. Cabana, who has served as director of NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida since 2008, will serve as associate administrator effective Monday, May 17. Steve Jurczyk, who held the position since 2018, announced his retirement Monday. Bob has a relentless determination to expand Americas role in space. Under his leadership, Kennedy has emerged as a modern, world class multi-user spaceport, partnering with commer...

Boeing Starliner simulation mission to the ISS wraps up Shane McGlaun - May 9, 2021, 10:11am CDT It’s a long road to getting a spacecraft certified to carry cargo and astronauts to and from the ISS in orbit above the Earth. NASA and Boeing have announced they have completed an integrated mission dress rehearsal using a simulation for the Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). OFT-2 will see the Starliner fly to the space station as part of the NASA Commercial Crew Program...

07 May 2021, 04:05 am On Thursday, May 6, four SpaceX astronauts aboard the Dragon capsule successfully came back to Earth after their exploration in the International Space Station (ISS) which lasted for more than 160 days. There are many words to describe how they plunged into the ocean for their official homecoming from space. How SpaceX Astronauts Describe Their Return to the Planet (Photo : Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images) PANAMA CITY, FL. - MAY 02: In this NASA handout, NASA astronaut ...