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Private Astronauts Arrive at ISS on Ax-2 Mission

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Tom Patton
May 22, 2023
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Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

“This mission is more proof of NASA’s commitme…

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