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CNN  —  A SpaceX rocket carrying a decorated former NASA astronaut and three paying customers took off from Florida Sunday afternoon. The crew is embarking on a weeklong stay aboard the International Space Station. Their journey, put together by the Houston-based company Axiom Space, marks the second all-private mission to…

SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft approaches the International Space Station for docking Monday. Credit: Axiom / SpaceX / NASA Four commercial space fliers who launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Axiom’s second private astronaut mission Sunday arrived at the International Space Station on a SpaceX crew capsule Monday to start…

Friday, June 16, 2023 Rayyanah Barnawi Rayyanah Barnawi, a stem cell researcher, became the first Saudi Arabian woman to travel to space on Sunday. The ticket-holding crew was launched by SpaceX and led by a retired NASA astronaut who now works for Axiom Space, the firm that planned the flight…

SpaceX successfully launched Axiom Space’s second mission yesterday (Image: Getty Images) SpaceX successfully launched Axiom Space’s second mission yesterday, carrying three private customers up to the International Space Station (ISS) for an eight-day-stay. Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) is led by veteran NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, 63, accompanied by the US…

On Sunday, May 21 at 5:37 p.m. ET (21:37 UTC), Falcon 9 launched Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday. SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip from Kennedy Space Center. Also on board:…

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SpaceX successfully launched a multi-million dollar flight to the International Space Station on Sunday evening with two Saudis on board - the nation's first astronauts in decades.  The ticket-holding crew were led by a retired NASA astronaut now working Elon Musk's company amid a new billionaire galactic space chase.  Also on board…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday. SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip. Also on board: a U.S. businessman who…

Back to homepage / Middle East The second-ever private mission to the International Space Station launched Sunday carrying a Saudi man and woman, the first citizens from their country to travel to the orbiting outpost. Issued on: 22/05/2023 - 01:22 3 min Les astronautes Rayyanah Barnawi, Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner…