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Watch SpaceX launch Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission live


Update: The launch is now scheduled for January 18. The below text has been updated to reflect the new launch date. Axiom Space is gearing up to launch

The crew of four will take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 4:49 PM EST on Friday, January 18. They will be traveling in a crew, dragon spacecraft, the same capsule built by SpaceX that ferries NASA astronauts to and from the ISS. The first section, which is being developed by European aerospace manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, is scheduled to launch in 2026.

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