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A new era in commercial space travel is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center today as the Axiom Space mission to send the first-ever all-civilian crew for a stay on the International Space Station looks to lift off from Launch Pad 39-A at 11:17 a.m. on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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.
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon didn’t leave Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin out of the mix when choosing which launch providers would stick its 3,236 internet satellites into space.
NASA looks to complete its Artemis moon rocket tanking test today at Kennedy Space Center after an issue forced a scrub on Sunday. The weekend delay created a domino effect pushing the Axiom Space civilian launch to the International Space Station to no earlier than Friday.
This week all eyes will be on the Axiom Space civilian crew rocketing up to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center, but University of Central Florida researchers will be more interested in the eyes, and other organs, of the four space travelers when they return to Earth.