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It was the second commercial visit to the International Space Station by a crew from Houston-based Axiom Space, which is planning a station of its own.
The Shenzhou-16 crew will replace three taikonauts who are wrapping up a six-month stay aboard the Chinese space station.
The Ax-2 flight was the second "private astronaut mission" chartered by Houston-based Axiom Space and sanctioned by NASA.
The first crewed flight of Virgin's spaceplane in two years sets the stage for customers to begin flights to the edge of space in June.
In an interview with CBS News, Peggy Whitson discusses her commercial visit to the International Space Station.