SpaceX Axiom-2 Private Astronaut Mission: All You Need to Know.

SpaceX's Axiom-2 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station is set to launch on May 21, with a four-person crew including former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson as commander, private spaceflight participant John Shoffner as pilot, and two Saudi Arabian astronauts. The mission is contracted between NASA and Axiom Space and will focus on educational outreach and up to 20 experiments and technology demonstrations. The crew will spend eight days on the ISS before returning to Earth for a splashdown landing in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico.