Axiom Secures Fifth Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS for 2027
TL;DR
NASA has chosen Axiom Space for its fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Ax-5, planned no earlier than January 2027. The roughly two-week flight will have a crew announced later and must be commanded by a former ISS astronaut; Voyager Technologies will handle payload integration. Ax-5 continues NASA’s push to commercialize low-Earth orbit and follows Ax-1 through Ax-4, with growing competition from Vast for future missions.
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