NASA has signed a contract with Axiom Space for a second private astronaut mission

NASA has completed an agreement with Axiom Space, the only company that bid on the opportunity

The second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station

NASA announced on August 31 that it had signed a "mission order" with Axiom Space for the mission

 The Ax-2 mission will use a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to transport four private astronauts to the station for a 10-day stay

NASA announced in December that it had chosen Axiom for the second private astronaut mission (PAM) opportunity, which would take place sometime between the fall of 2022 and the spring of 2023

NASA announced in December that it had chosen Axiom for the second private astronaut mission (PAM) opportunity

Ax-2 crew will continue to increase utilisation of the International Space Station National Laboratory and demonstrate to the world

Axiom has not revealed the identities of the other two customers flying on the mission

According to NASA, Axiom will present proposed prime and backup crews to the ISS partners

The prime crew members for the mission will be named following review and approval from NASA and its international partners

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