NASA Selects Axiom Space for 5th Private Astronaut Mission to ISS

NASA Chooses Axiom Space For Fifth Private Mission To ISS

Axiom-3 lifts off on January 18, 2024Photo: Charles Boyer Axiom Space has secured another trip to the International Space Station after NASA selected the Houston-based company for a fifth commercial crew mission to the orbital outpost. Axiom Mission 5 could launch as early as January 2027 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with a four-person crew spending approximately two weeks conducting research and technology demonstrations …

NASA Selects Axiom Space for 5th Private Astronaut Mission to ISS

A mission order for the fifth private astronaut mission (PAM) to the International Space Station has been signed by NASA and Axiom Space, the fifth consecutive PAM award granted by the agency.“All four previous missions have expanded the global community of space explorers, diversifying scientific investigations in microgravity, and providing significant insight that is benefitting the development of our next-generation space station, Axiom Stat…