The Ax-1 mission, organized by Texas-based Axiom Space and using a SpaceX launch vehicle, will take off from the Kennedy Space Center at 12:05 p.m. ET (9:12 AM PT) on Wednesday, April 6th. As part of the creation, Axiom Space released a 60-second movie trailer (below) for the mission. The crew consists of Canadian investor and philanthropist Mark Pathy, American businessman Larry Connor and former Israeli Air Force pilot Eytan Stibbe, with each member delivering $ 55 million for a one-day, 10-day experience. On the side of tourists who pay high costs will be the commander of the mission Michael López-Alegría, a former NASA astronaut with extensive experience in space travel. All four have undergone months of intensive training for the upcoming adventure. For their huge profit, the three amateur space travelers will try a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ride into orbit in a Crew Dragon capsule, followed by a slower journey to the space station about 250 miles above Earth. They will then spend the next eight days conducting more than 25 research and technology experiments while living and working with seven professional astronauts (plus López-Alegría) already on the ISS. “The collection of biological and technological tests during the Ax-1 mission represents a range of research that will inform everything from human health issues to new infrastructure and design for our future homes away from Earth, starting at Axiom Station.” , said Christian Maender, director. of In-Space Manufacturing and Research for Axiom Space, he said recently. At the end of the mission, the Ax-1 crew will climb the Crew Dragon to embark on the high-speed voyage home, launching off the coast of Florida in mid-April. The historic Ax-1 mission marks NASA’s first major effort to commercialize the space station, a move that will help it raise funds from private sources for future missions. However, this will not be the first time the ISS has hosted individuals. In 2001, for example, American Dennis Tito became the first space tourist to hand over $ 20 million to NASA’s Roscosmos for a trip to the space station on a Soyuz spacecraft. More recently, two Japanese space tourists, one of whom is billionaire businessman Yusaku Maezawa, paid Roscosmos for a 12-day stay at the outpost. NASA and Axiom Space are already planning a second tourist mission to the ISS, which is expected to take place in early 2023.

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