US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Undoubtedly, one of the biggest goals of space tourism is located. The institution, which has dreams of space tourism to the Moon and then to Mars, took the first step of this. to the International Space Station (ISS) will organize space tourism. However Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) The project, called, is facing some problems.
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Axiom Mission 1 delayed for the fourth time
The countdown has begun for the space tourism mission at NASA. Mission is based in Texas Axiom Space organized by. Moreover SpaceXtested and approved Falcon 9 with his rocket Crew Dragon will use the spacecraft. NASA was aiming to launch the first space tourism mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 3.
NASA announced that the launch could be delayed for a few days due to some issues. The mission has been postponed by 3 days to April 6 due to ongoing preparations on the launch pad. Although it seems like a small delay, the fact that the task is not the first postponement for the same reason continues to leave a question mark in mind.
The Ax-1 mission was to first launch in late February. Due to preparations and ISS traffic, the launch was postponed to the last week of March. After these delays, the task was postponed again, as the final talks on the preparations were called, and it was moved to April 3. With the statement made today, the task was postponed for the fourth time.
The private astronaut task force consisting of 4 civilians, which will be launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to go to the ISS, will be launched with Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket, which has now become the most reliable in the industry. The 4-person private astronaut group is comprised of Canadian investor Mark Pathy, American entrepreneur Larry Connor, former Israeli Air Force pilot Eytan Stibbe and a former NASA mission commander, Michael López-Alegría.
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