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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The International Space Station (ISS) is set to become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes aboard four new

Axiom-1 mission to the ISS to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center on Friday, April 8, at 11:17 a.m. EDT. Cloudy and windy launch weather is expected.

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business

Its not long since billionaires were competing to get to the "edge of space." Now, the first set of private citizens are getting ready to take a SpaceX shuttle up to the International Space Station (ISS).

Israelis, supporters of Israel and space travel enthusiasts will be rooting for the crew as they follow the progress of the exciting 10-day Rakia mission, which is set to dock at the ISS on Saturday.

Axiom Space, the American commercial space flight startup, in association with Elon Musk's commercial space venture Space X, alongside other companies, is launching the very first all-private astronaut team to the International Space Station (ISS). 

The International Space Station (ISS) will become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes aboard four new colleagues from Houston-based start-up Axiom Space, the first all-private astronaut team ever flown to the orbiting outpost.

These four civilians from three countries will stay on the Space Station for 10 days conducting numerous spaceflight research and study impacts of space travel on the brain and heart.

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How to watch NASA and Axiom's launch with SpaceX sending civilian astonauts to the international space station.