SpaceX, Axiom Launch Private Astronauts

Private astronauts were blasted on Friday to the International Space Station on one of Elon Musk’s rockets, as space companies continue to test demand for commercial missions to orbit, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Axiom Space, a Houston company led by a former National Aeronautics and Space Administration executive, arranged the mission, selling tickets and hiring Musk’s SpaceX to transport the quartet.

Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal

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George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.