Space firm plans first all-private crew for 2022 launch By (0) The interior of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule is black and white, with a modern design. Photo courtesy of SpaceX Retired astronaut Michael López-Alegría, shown in a 2013 photo, plans to lead the first all-private crewed space launch to the International Space Station in January 2022. File Photo courtesy of NASA A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, like the one shown that launched astronauts in November, is scheduled to launch four private citizens in January 2022. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The first private crew, consisting of four astronauts, plans to fly to the International Space Station in January 2022 on a SpaceX mission arranged by Houston-based firm Axiom Space.