[Reuters]–A US SpaceX spacecraft that flew to the International Space Station (ISS) with four civilians from the United States and other countries landed on the Atlantic Ocean off Jacksonville, Florida, on the 25th. This was the first time that a civilian-only crew had made a round trip to the ISS, a milestone for the commercialization of space flight.
The ISS trip is planned by the US space company Axiom Space. The spacecraft was boarded by Axiom executives, former NASA astronauts, and three investors from the United States, Canada, and Israel. Passengers bought tickets for $ 50-60 million per seat.
The four departed for the ISS on April 8. He stayed for 15 days and conducted scientific and biomedical experiments on brain health, heart stem cells, cancer, and aging. Initially, it was scheduled to return on the 20th, but the schedule was extended due to the influence of the weather at the landing point.
