Swedish astronaut joins Axiom mission to ISS.

The Swedish National Space Agency, European Space Agency, and Axiom Space have signed a letter of intent to allow an ESA astronaut, most likely from Sweden, to fly to the International Space Station on an Axiom commercial mission lasting about 10 days. The Swedish National Space Agency would negotiate directly with Axiom for the flight on a future private astronaut mission, while ESA would be the “crew provider” for the mission, assigning an ESA astronaut to it. The astronaut is expected to fly within a year, pending selection through a formal process.