This will be the first crewed flight for Axiom Space.
If today's launch goes to plan, Ax-1 will dock with the space station tomorrow at approximately 7:30 a.m. EDT . The mission will last a total of 10 days, with eight of those days being spent by the crew aboard the space station. This will be the first crewed mission for Axiom Space as well as the first fully private mission to the station.
missions," López-Alegría said during a pre-launch news conference on April 1."It was such an inspiration to me, and to be able to participate in what I think is opening the next chapter is truly an honor." Ax-1 will carry López-Alegría and his three crewmates to the orbiting lab. Ahead of the launch, the crew has been completing a pre-flight quarantine, something that is routine for all astronauts across companies and space agencies.
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