Organized by Axiom Space
The emergence of private commercial space tourism. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to take two tourists to ISS next year
So, now the mission is scheduled for the beginning of next year, although it was originally supposed to occur at the end of this year. Axiom Space signed a contract with SpaceX last year so that people will go into space on the Crew Dragon.
The first two tourists are investors Larry Connor and Mark Pathy. They will be accompanied by former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, the ship’s captain, and former Israeli pilot Eytan Stibbe, who will serve as the pilot. It is worth noting that this will be the first space flight with a private pilot.
Space tourism is not cheap. Sources say $ 55 million for an eight-day stay on the ISS. Axiom plans to start with a couple of such missions a year.
