The world's first fully private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin very soon, according to BBC Science Focus Magazine. About what its purpose is and what the astronauts will do at the station – in the material. Discuss “amateur” astronauts on the ISS in the private mission Axion-I” alt=”What will the astronauts-“amateurs” do on the ISS in the private mission Axion-I” to the ISS in the private mission Axion-I />
As part of the mission, called Axion-I, scientists will be delivered to the International Space Station, who will conduct a series of experiments there. This mission has already been approved by NASA, and the ship that will deliver the astronauts – Dragon – is also known.
What exactly will experts in space do? First of all, it is necessary to say about the date of the launch of the spacecraft. It has been rescheduled from the end of 2021 to March 31, 2022. The entire mission will last 10 days.
The flight will be performed by Michael Lopez-Alegria (commander), Larry Connor (pilot), Mark Party and Eitan Stibbe (researchers). Each of the crew members will be involved in a separate area of research in space: Connor – studying the impact of space travel on heart health and aging body cells (cells that have stopped dividing, but have not died); Pati – by studying the application for communication (that is, two-way holoportation), neuro-ocular syndrome, the state of the Earth; Stibbe will conduct various experiments in conjunction with the Israel Space Agency. In total, about 25 different studies are planned to be carried out by the crew members. on the ISS in the private mission Axion-I” alt=”What will the astronauts-“amateurs” do on the ISS in the private mission Axion-I” What will the astronauts-“amateurs” do on the ISS in the private mission Axion-I The mission will be called Axion-II. It is already known that Peggy Whitson will be the commander of the ship in it, and John Schoffner will be the pilot. On the International Space Station, “amateur” astronauts will study the genomics of individual cells. In other words, it is the study of the individual characteristics of cells, as well as the analysis of new cells and their differences. Everything will be done in collaboration with Genomics.
Source: BBC Science Focus Magazine