First private mission reaches International Space Station

by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The first fully private mission reached the International Space Station early Saturday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. NASA has hailed the three-way partnership with Axiom and SpaceX as a key step towards commercializing the region of space known as “Low Earth Orbit,” leaving the agency to focus on more ambitious voyages deeper into the cosmos. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]