page_title: SpaceX Axiom Space-1
hierarchical_section_title: SpaceX Axiom Space-1
caption_attribution_description: English: In this illustration, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft approaches the International Space Station for docking. NASA is partnering with Boeing and SpaceX to build a new generation of human-rated spacecraft capable of taking astronauts to the station and expanding research opportunities in orbit. SpaceX's upcoming Demo-1 flight test is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with the goal of returning human spaceflight launch capabilities to the United States.
context_page_description: SpaceX Axiom Space-1 is a planned SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, operated by SpaceX on behalf of Axiom Space. The flight will launch in October 2021, and see one professionally trained astronaut hired by Axiom Space and three space tourists fly to the ISS for an approximately eight-day stay.
context_section_description: SpaceX Axiom Space-1 (Ax1) is a planned SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS), operated by SpaceX on behalf of Axiom Space. The flight will launch in October 2021, and see one professionally trained astronaut hired by Axiom Space and three space tourists fly to the ISS for an approximately eight-day stay.
caption: Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony
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