Channel: New Scientist

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: The first all-private trip to the International Space Station (ISS) is launching today aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, organised by a US company called Axiom Space, will be crewed by one retired NASA astronaut now employed by the firm and three wealthy entrepreneurs who will stay aboard the ISS for eight days. Learn more ➤ newscientist.com/article/2314633-axiom-space-is-launching-the-first-all-commercial-mission-to-the-iss Subscribe ➤ bit.ly/NSYTSUBS Get more from New Scientist: Official website: bit.ly/NSYTHP Facebook: bit.ly/NSYTFB Twitter: bit.ly/NSYTTW Instagram: bit.ly/NSYTINSTA LinkedIn: bit.ly/NSYTLIN About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist newscientist.com