Space Tourists Make History

Axiom 1 and ISS crew

The 11-person crew aboard the station comprises of (clockwise from bottom right) Expedition 67 Commander Tom Marshburn with Flight Engineers Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, Sergey Korsakov, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer; and Axiom Mission 1 astronauts (center row from left) Mark Pathy, Eytan Stibbe, Larry Conner, and Michael Lopez-Alegria. Image credit: NASA

April 18, 2022 – The ultimate tour group is wrapping up their stay at the most exclusive resort in the world (actually out of this world) as the first fully private space tourism mission to the International Space Station preps for the return trip to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle.

The Axiom-1 crew has been enjoying the ride on the ISS since April 9 and are scheduled to splash down on April 20, after spending 12 days in space. Coverage of the departure and return of the crew will begin on Tuesday at 8:30 am our time and can be watched on the NASA website.

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