Stay updated with breaking news from Mark Pathy. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
After multiple days of delays due to poor weather conditions, the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) crew successfully undocked from the International Space Station Sunday night to begin its estimated 17-hour journey back to Earth.
Three businessmen - who each paid $55 million (£41 million) to take part in the trip - undocked from the ISS at 1:10 BST and are due to land off the coast of Florida at around 18:00 BST (13:00 ET).
The first fully private mission to the International Space Station is set to blast off Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space.
The first all-private astronaut crew to fly aboard the International Space Station (ISS) headed for splashdown Monday off the coast of Florida, wrapping up a two-week mission that NASA has touted as a landmark in commercial spaceflight. A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying the four-man team of Houston-based startup Axiom Space Inc began its return flight about 9 p.m. EDT Sunday (0100 Monday GMT) as it undocked from the space station orbiting about 250 miles (420 km) above Earth.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, with the Ax-1 crew onboard.