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The International Space Station is turning into a bit of a drive-thru with the goings and coming on three SpaceX Crew Dragons in the next two weeks.

Rachel crane is near cape canaveral, florida, watching this history-making. >> reporter: the crew of ax-1 successfully documented at the international station at 8:30 a.m. this morning. all astronauts on board were private astronauts. they were greeted during a ceremony by x mission 67 included a few european and russr russia astronauts. larry conner. take a listen. >> the responsibility for this first civilian crew to get it right. thats what we are for and committed to and of the support of ev...

Launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket left Earth on an all-private astronaut mission for Axiom Space.

An all-private astronaut crew is preparing to launch to the International Space Station for the first time.

The first all-civilian crew to visit the International Space Station is ready for 10 days of work, but the one former astronaut commanding the Axiom Space mission wants the three space rookies to not forget to enjoy themselves.

Former NASA astronaut prepares to lead first private astronaut mission to the ISS. Axiom 1 will launch no earlier than Feb. 28, 2022

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"Well be starting what I would call serious training next week," said Lopez-Alegria, the Ax-1 commander. "From there the pace will pick up, and well all be immersed essentially full time in ISS systems and Crew Dragon training starting in the fall." He said the four men had only been together a handful of times because of the Covid-19 pandemic but would take a bonding camping trip in Alaska in July. Lopez-Alegria said he will start full-time training in August and Connor, the mission pilot, ...

Crew training for 1st private flight to ISS starts Agence France-Presse © Provided by The Manila Times CAPE CANAVERAL: Training of the crew for the first entirely private trip to the International Space Station (ISS) is to begin soon, Axiom Space, the company behind the flight, said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at a joint press conference with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Four astronauts are to be launched to the ISS in late January aboard a rocket bu...

Crew training begins soon for first private trip to ISS AFP 6 days ago © HO The International Space Station photographed in 2018 from a Soyuz spacecraft Training of the crew for the first entirely private trip to the International Space Station (ISS) is to begin soon, Axiom Space, the company behind the flight, said Monday at a joint press conference with NASA. Four astronauts are to be launched to the ISS in late January aboard a rocket built by another space company, Elon Musks SpaceX. O...