Tagged: axiom space

NASA awards contracts for next-gen spacesuits

NASA has selected two U.S. companies to build next-generation spacesuits for upcoming lunar missions.
The suits will also be used for spacewalks outside the International Space Station (ISS) as well as for preparatory work for the first crewed missions…

Watch the splashdown of NASA’s first private ISS mission

NASA’s first private mission to the International Space Station has ended successfully after the four-person crew splashed down in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida.
The four Ax-1 crewmembers — Canadian investor and philanthropist M…

NASA’s private Ax-1 crew gets some extra time in space

NASA’s first private astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) are getting a bit of extra time in space for their multimillion-dollar fees.
Poor weather conditions at the landing site off the coast of Florida has prompted NASA to delay the de…

Ax-1 space tourism mission needs good weather to launch

NASA is about to send its first private astronauts — also known as space tourists — to the International Space Station.
Canadian investor and philanthropist Mark Pathy, American entrepreneur Larry Connor, and former Israeli Air Force pilot Eytan Stibbe…

NASA’s first space tourism mission to ISS delayed

The launch of NASA’s first space tourism flight to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed by two days and is now set to launch on Friday, April 8.
Texas-based Axiom Space, which is organizing the Ax-1 mission in partnership with SpaceX,…

How to watch NASA’s first space tourism launch to the ISS

NASA is about to embark on its first space tourism mission to the International Space Station (ISS), and you can watch the entire event as it happens.

Organized by Texas-based Axiom Space and using SpaceX hardware, the 10-day mission will launch from…