Axiom Space schedules May 8 launch for second private mission to ISS.
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Axiom Space is targeting May 8 for the launch of its Ax-2 mission, which will send four people to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule named Freedom. The mission will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and will include two members of the first Saudi Arabian astronaut class, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni. The fourth crew member is investor John Shoffner, a paying customer who will serve as Ax-2's pilot. The mission will conduct over 20 research experiments during its 10-day stay at the ISS.
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