Axiom Space and SpaceX formed a partnership last March for space tourism The first crew includes three civilians and one former NASA astronaut Larry Connor is the managing partner of a real estate investment firm in Ohio Mark Pathy is the chief executive of Canadian investment firm Mavrik Corp Eytan Stibbe is a businessman and former Israeli Air Force fighter pilot Each of the three men have paid $55 million each for a seat on a SpaceX rocket The mission will last for eight days, which includes traveling to the space ship