Michael López-Alegría

SpaceX launches the first Turkish astronaut aboard a private European space mission

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A SpaceX rocket took off for the International Space Station on another groundbreaking mission conducted entirely by the private sector. On board are a group of European astronauts, including the first person from Turkey to … Read more

Meet the 4 astronauts from SpaceX’s Ax-3 launch for Axiom Space

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Houston-based Axiom Space is poised for the company’s third private astronaut launch to space. Ax-3 will carry a four-person, all-European crew on an approximately two-week mission to conduct research aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The quartet consists of Ax-3 mission commander and former NASA astronaut Michael “LA” López-Alegría, mission specialist Walter Villadeiwho also flew … Read more