Axiom Space is working with Saudi Space Commission to send two astronauts from the kingdom, including the first Saudi woman to go into orbit.
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The suit is based on a NASA-developed reference design called xEMU, and incorporates increased flexibility and specialised tools for lunar exploration.
For the Ax-2 mission, Axiom Space will submit four proposed crew members and four backup crew to the station’s Multilateral Crew Operations Panel for review.
The UAE will send its astronaut for a 180-day-long mission, making it the 11th country to do so.
The companies aim to open space to a broad user base, providing data to help solve global-scale problems.
Axiom Space is currently preparing for that first private astronaut mission, Ax-1, which is scheduled to launch no earlier than February 21, 2022.
Axiom’s AX-1 mission will launch former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and three paying customers to the station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule next...
