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NASA, Partners Clear Axiom's Second Private Astronaut Mission Crew
February 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- NASA issued the following news release:

NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2).

Axiom Space's Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson will command the privately funded mission. John Shoffner of Knoxville, Tennessee, will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists, Ali Alqarni and . . .

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