The Ax-1 space tourism mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was completed after taking almost a week longer than planned. Launched to the ISS on April 8, the four-man crew returned to Earth in the past hours.
Axiom Mission-1 (Ax-1) mission leader Michael Lopez-Alegria, pilot Larry Connor and mission specialists Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe made a successful landing with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavor. The Ax-1, which was delayed for five days due to strong winds in the landing zone, finally came to an end.
Ax-1 space tourism mission successfully concluded
The Ax-1 crew’s return journey to Earth began on Sunday. The Ax-1 capsule autonomously fired the rocket and safely distanced itself from the station. After nearly a week’s delay, the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station has come to an end.
Ax-1 mission, organized by Axiom Space within the scope of the agreement with NASA, is the first time in history that private customers’ International It means sending it to the Space Station (ISS) by a commercial vehicle. The mission, carried out by SpaceX and Axiom Space, was not affiliated with any space agency, including NASA.
Four special astronauts in the Ax-1 crew, who spent 15 days on the space station, conducted 25 science experiments and shared their results with the seven-man Expedition 67 crew on the ISS. The Ax-1 research was conducted with organizations selected by the team, including the ISS US National Laboratory, the Children’s Hospital of Montreal, and the Cleveland Clinic.
SpaceX officials livestreamed, “Dragon Endeavor is back and bringing the Axiom-1 crew home. On behalf of the entire SpaceX team, welcome back to planet Earth and thank you for flying with SpaceX.”
Canadian philanthropist Mark Pathy among the names that make up the Ax-1 team, American entrepreneur Larry Connor and former Israeli Air Force pilot Eytan Stibbe, and most recently, former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, who will lead the mission. Space tourists paid $55 million to go to the ISS.
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