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The United Kingdom's possible space mission with Axiom Space is at too early a stage to speculate on the astronauts or the training involved, Space.com learned from its space agency.to aim for a commercially sponsored mission with four astronauts on board. Although rumors emerged that U.K. astronaut Tim Peake would"We're at the mission concept stage, so it is too early to speculate on crew members," read an emailed statement to Space.
Aside from an aim to fly science research and technology demonstrations, the UKSA is still formulating the mission concept for the two-week excursion. The demonstration, assuming it flies, could be part of certifying new technologies for future operational space missions, the UKSA added. The concept would include working"closely with ESA on areas such as flight execution and crew selection," the spokesperson noted. "Sweden, an ESA member state, was offered to take the opportunity of a vacant seat onboard an Axiom Space mission , and it was then natural for ESA to call up Marcus from the reserve into the role of a project astronaut," an ESA representative
The representative emphasized Ax-3 and other Axiom missions will help ESA prepare for missions after the ISS retirement, now expected for 2030. , Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. She was contributing writer forfor 10 years before joining full-time.
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