Between the NASA SLS rocket roll-out, and a revised launch date for Crew-4, the Axiom launch date being moved capped off a hectic news week for space exploration efforts. 🚀 engineering
After that mission phase is complete, they will return to Earth aboard the Crew Dragon and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.The mission is a combination of professional astronauts and well-heeled space enthusiasts. Spanish-American astronaut and NASA alum Michael López-Alegría will command the mission, and Israeli fighter pilot Eytan Stibbe will serve as pilot.
American real estate investor Larry Connor and Canadian business executive Mark Pathy will also make the journey.to join the crew — won't be playing tourist. The mission"is 100% not a vacation for these guys," López-Alegría told the cable business network CNBC. He says they'll spend the mission"working on flight programs" and"teaming up with various institutions, hospitals, and other research entities, as well as [doing] outreach while they're up there."was initially slated to join the crew to film scenes for the first movie ever shot in space.
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