First private mission launches for International Space Station

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09 April, 2022, 10:35 am

Last modified: 09 April, 2022, 10:35 am

First private mission launches for International Space Station

BSS/AFP

09 April, 2022, 10:35 am

Last modified: 09 April, 2022, 10:35 am

First private mission launches for International Space Station

The first fully private mission to the International Space Station launched Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavor blasted off at 11:17 am (1517 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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