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Space is big business - 13th April 2022
The first private astronauts are on the International Space Station. They're doing work for Axiom Space. Axiom's a private business. It has a contract with SpaceX and NASA.
The head of this mission is an ex-NASA astronaut. His name's Michael Lopez-Alegria. The other three people are rich businessmen. They paid to visit space. One is American investor Larry Connor. Mark Pathy is a Canadian investor. The third is Israeli investor Eytan Stibbe.
The 8 day trip cost each person $55 million. But they have 25 research projects to do. They're making space buildings with smart tiles. They're doing tests to stop diseases too.
Axiom's astronauts are working with 7 space station astronauts. Three are from the US. One's from Germany. And three are from Russia.
Axiom wants to build a private space station. This will replace the International Space Station.
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