Despegó la primera misión privada hacia la Estación Espacial Internacional

Tres empresarios y un exaustronauta despegaron a bordo de un cohete de SpaceX

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Se trata de la primera misión completamente privada hacia la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS)

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El despegue tuvo lugar desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy, en Cabo Cañaveral, Florida.

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La compañía Axiom Space organizó el viaje en colaboración con SpaceX y la NASA

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El comandante de la misión, llamada Ax-1, es el hispano-estadounidense Michael López-Alegría.

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Los otros miembros del equipo pagaron decenas de millones de dólares para ser parte de la misión.

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También viajan el canadiense Mark Pathy, jefe de una firma de inversiones, y el expiloto Eytan Stibbe, cofundador de un fondo de inversiones.

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Stibbe será el segundo astronauta israelí de la historia, tras Ilan Ramon, muerto en 2003 en la explosión del transbordador Columbia a su regreso de la ISS.

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