The first space tourism mission is here. Three private astronauts will blast off for the International Space Station on Friday, April 8

Space tourism is here, Nasa is set to launch its first-ever space tourism mission to the international space station tomorrow is friday the 8th^and From April. The mission will lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:17 a.m. EDT (8:47 p.m. IST). The mission was originally scheduled for April 6^andbut due to technical problems with the wet testing phase of Artemis-I, the mission had to be postponed.

In a first, the Axion Mission AX-1 to the ISS will have an all-private crew aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, including three paying customers who will spend 10 days in space including 8 days aboard the ISS.

the Axiom Ax-1 will be commanded by Michael López who is a former NASA astronaut, who will be joined by three paying customers: real estate entrepreneur Larry ConnorCanadian Investment CEO Marc Pathyand Israeli investor Eytan Stibbeeach of whom reportedly paid $55 million to participate in this mission.

During their 10-day mission, the crew will spend eight days on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, outreach and business activities. “Ax-1 is the first of several Axiom missions proposed to the orbiting laboratory and an important step towards Axiom’s goal of building a private space station, Axiom Station, in low Earth orbit that can serve as a global academic and commercial hub. “, Axiom Space said in a statement.

Pre-launch activities, launch and docking coverage will be streamed live on axiomspace.com starting April 8 at 7:55 a.m. EDT (5:25 p.m. IST)