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First space tourists sign contract to fly to the ISS
The international crew will consist of three private astronauts and the commander, NASA astronaut explorer Michael Lopez-Alegria.
The first tourists to travel to the International Space Station in 2021 on billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon signed a contract. This was reported by the American firm Axiom Space in a Twitter account.
A multinational crew made up of three private astronauts and @OrderMLA They have now officially signed with Axiom.
In other words: the first private crew to enter orbit in human history, the Ax-1 crew, has been assembled.
Mission launches NET in late 2021. More details soon. pic.twitter.com/9gslvlTD55
– Axiom Space (@Axiom_Space) November 11, 2020
“An international crew of three private astronauts and a commander has signed a contract with Axiom. In other words, the first private crew to enter orbit has been formed,” the organization said in a statement.
Later, the company’s management will release the details, but it is already known that the flight will not take place before the end of 2021.
It is assumed that the duration of said route will be 10 days: two days of flight and eight days of rest at the station.
Recall that the other day Elon Musk presented the flag of the first colony on Mars.
And before that, the world was amazed by the amazing images of the Falcon 9 rocket launch from the Mask company against the backdrop of the sun.
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