The International Space Station is imagined from the Space X Crew Dragon Endeavour throughout a fly around of the orbiting laboratory that occurred following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on November 8,2021 Credit: NASA
NASA has actually chosen Axiom Space for the 2nd personal astronaut objective to the International SpaceStation NASA will work out with Axiom on an objective order arrangement for the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax -2) targeted to introduce in between fall 2022 and late spring 2023.
Ax -2 will introduce from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for an objective of no greater than 14 days docked to the spaceport station. NASA and Axiom will work out in-orbit activities for the personal astronauts to perform in coordination with spaceport station team members and flight controllers on the ground. The Ax -2 objective idea consists of clinical research study and outreach activities.
NASA and its global partners will examine personal astronauts choices proposed by Axiom for the Ax -2 objective, as is basic for any spaceport station team. The proposed team members would go through NASA medical certification screening to be authorized for flight.
NASA examined the objective proposition based upon Axiom’s capability to perform it effectively, NASA’s capability to support it, and its contribution to the company’s objective and objective of low-Earth orbit commercialization. This objective undergoes NASA’s upgraded prices policy for personal astronaut objectives, which shows the amount of expenses to the company that are above spaceport station standard abilities.
Progress continues towards NASA and Axiom’s very first personal astronaut objective to the spaceport station, Axiom Mission 1 (Ax -1), which is set up to introduce no earlier thanFeb 21,2022 Axiom’s proposed team members still are finishing last assessments by NASA and its global partners.
The company did not select for a 3rd personal astronaut objective from its June 2021 research study statement. NASA will collect lessons gained from the very first personal astronaut flight in addition to other relevant station activities and reveal a brand-new flight chance in the future.
