SpaceX launches Ax-2 crew to the International Space Station, nails booster landing

Axiom Space Ax-2! 2nd all-private crew to space station explained

Meet John Shoffner, Ax-2 Pilot - Axiom Space

Each private mission to the ISS that NASA approves must be commanded by someone with NASA Astronaut experience.So Ax-2 is commanded by former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson.The crew undergoes training at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Meet Peggy Whitson, Ax-2 Commander - Axiom Space

The Ax-2 Mission is the second private mission to the ISS.It will blast off from NASA Kennedy Space Center in May 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the crew flying in a Crew Dragon spacecraft.It will be a ten day mission consisting of research projects.The four person crew will also include two Saudi Arabian Mission Specialists.