ORLANDO, Fla. — Axiom Space is gearing up for its first launch in just over three months, in which it has partnered with SpaceX using Crew Dragon from Kennedy Space Center to send civilians to the International Space Station. The paying customers won’t be just enjoying the view. They have a big list of jobs to do, too.
Each of the three civilians — Larry Connor, Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe — paid Axiom $55 million each for the trip. They have arranged experiments and other activities that range from testing human cells that have stopped dividing for the Mayo Clinic to mapping the Great Lakes region for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Officials with Houston-based Axiom Space say the approach falls in line with their business plan to eventually build their own commercial space station as a replacement for the ISS.
