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3 men paying $55M each to fly to International Space Station
(NASA via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. โ The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket. โThis is the first private flight to the International Space Station. Itโs never been done before," said Axiom's chief executive and president Mike Suffredini, a former space station program manager for NASA. Russia has been in the off-the-planet tourism business for years, selling rides to the International Space Station since 2001. Lopez-Alegria, a former space station resident and spacewalking leader, called the group a โcollection of pioneers."
Houston Spaceport to be home to worldโs first commercially built space station
HOUSTON โ The Houston Spaceport will be home to the worldโs first space station to built by a commercial space company. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Tuesday that Axiom Space will build a 14-acre headquarters at the cityโs spaceport next year and provide 1,000 high-paying jobs. Suffredini said the first module of the Axiom space station is set to be launched in late 2024 and will be the first commercial module to be attached to the International Space Station. Once the ISS is retired, the Axiom modules will detach and remain in low-earth orbit. Axiom will also provide commercial missions to the space station, the first of which is expected to launch late next year, Suffredini said.