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Axiom Space to Launch 1st All-European Mission From American Soil

“This crew is shifting the paradigm of how governments and space agencies access and reap the benefits of microgravity,” said commander Michael Lopez-Alegria.
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Axiom Space to Launch 1st All-European Mission From American Soil
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft with astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 26, 2023. Terry Renna/AP
T.J. Muscaro
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For the first time ever, an all-European-manned space flight will take off for the International Space Station (ISS), and it will do so from American soil.

Axiom Space announced its third mission to the ISS on Sept. 12, stating the four-man mission will launch from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule no earlier than January 2024. They will spend 14 days aboard the orbiting laboratory, conducting science, outreach, and commercial activities.

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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.
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