Axiom's Ax-1 is set to lift off Friday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Speaking to reporters at a pre-launch press conference on Thursday, Derek Hassmann, Axiom operations director, said the “crew is in great spirits and ready to go.” Angela Hart, commercial low Earth orbit program manager at NASA, said “this mission really represents a significant milestone in our plans to develop a LEO commercial economy.” Added Benjamin Reed, senior director for human spaceflight programs at SpaceX: “It’s all part of making humans a space-faring civilization.
The crew has undergone extensive training to ensure astronaut safety and mission efficacy, making this project unlike others involving private citizens, Dana Weigel, NASA’s International Space Station deputy program manager, told reporters on Thursday.“Our guys aren’t going up there to float around for eight days taking pictures and looking out of the cupola,” said Hassmann, saying it would be mistake to refer to the Ax-1 crew as space tourists.
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