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• A USA startup company Axiom Space, launched Axiom Mission with a four-member crew. It reached the International Space Station (ISS). It is the first fully private mission.
• A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavor launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
• The Axiom astronauts will be in orbit for around 10 days before returning to Earth.

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• NASA has attempted to hand over the reins of space exploration to private companies. This will allow NASA to focus on more ambitious voyages deeper into the cosmos.
• NASA has welcomed the three-way collaboration with Axiom and SpaceX as a critical step toward commercialising the “Low Earth Orbit” sector of space.
• The ISS is set to be decommissioned in 2031. NASA is hoping that a privately owned station will be able to take its place when it has been decommissioned. The advent of private space-faring companies appears to validate NASA's hopes.

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