The Ax-1 mission, where the world’s first civilian astronauts will be officially announced and the ISS will host civilians for the first time, starts today! So how will the mission be accomplished? Who will take part in the task? Who will be the first civilian astronauts? All the details are here.
While the history of space has undergone many revolutions in the last 10 years, the most prominent of these revolutions was that civilian people could now go into space. SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic While companies such as the United Nations have started to lay the foundations of space tourism, a new mission will be carried out today, which will be the first in the history of space.
In partnership with NASA and Axiom Space As part of the mission that will begin today, the world’s first civilian astronauts to visit the ISS will be officially announced. Accompanied by a NASA astronaut, he will board SpaceX’s Crew Dragon vehicle. 3 civilians will be the first civilians to set foot on the International Space Station. So who will be the world’s first civilian astronauts with this mission? When will the mission start? Let’s look at the details.
Meet the first civilians to set foot on the International Space Station:
Three civilians who will set foot on the International Space Station, Canadian investor Mark PathyAmerican real estate investor Larry Connor and former Israeli Air Force pilot Eytan Stibbe it will be. The trio will reach the ISS, led by veteran NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria. Michael Lopez-Alegria has previously taken part in four space missions. He is currently the vice president of parent company Axiom, which holds this role.
The civilian crew was not randomly selected by NASA or Axiom. The three names above are to have a chance to go to the ISS, according to the statement made by Axiom. They paid a total of $55 million.
Mission starts today:
The mission, which will carry the Ax-1 code and will carry the first civilian people to the ISS, will start with the launch that will take place at 18:17, Turkey time today. After launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the team He will not set foot on earth for 10 days. 8 of these 10 days will be spent on the ISS.
How to watch the launch live?
The launch to take place as part of the Ax-1 mission. From SpaceX’s YouTube channel You can follow live. You can reach SpaceX’s live broadcast page by clicking this link, and you can follow the live broadcast below.