First private astronaut mission reaches International Space Station
Axiom 1, the world's first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, docked at the ISS on Saturday morning after about a 20-hour flight with three wealthy businessmen on board. The entrepreneurs paid $55m each to stay in space for just more than a week. It is the first non-professional astronaut team to travel to the ISS. The crew will carry out scientific research and other projects during their eight-day stay. NASA and others say it is a milestone in the commercialisation of low-Earth orbit. But critics say the private space race needs to be regulated. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #SpaceX #Axiom1 #CrewDragon
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