Axiom Mission 1 launches first all-private ISS crew
Axiom Mission 1 launched the first all-private astronaut crew to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour.
Evidence notes
- The four-person Ax-1 crew lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on 8 April 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
- The mission combined private human spaceflight with science, education and commercial activity aboard the ISS.
- Ax-1 established an operational mission track alongside Axiom's longer-term commercial-station development programme.
Company context
Axiom Space is a U.S. commercial-space company developing private missions, lunar spacesuits and orbital-station infrastructure.