Axiom Space Sets Sights on ISS Mission with 3rd Private Astronaut Crew in 2024

Axiom Space's third private astronaut mission, Ax-3, is scheduled for launch in January 2024. The crew includes former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, European Space Agency reserve astronaut Marcus Wandt, Italian Air Force pilot Walter Villadei, and Turkey's first citizen in space, Alper Gezeravcı. The mission will use SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew members expressed their excitement and discussed the training and preparations for the mission.