About a day after launch, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to dock to the International Space Station with the private Axiom-2 mission.
Commanding the mission for Axiom Space will be former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. She’ll also be the first woman to command a private spaceflight.
The pilot for Axiom-2 is expected to be John Shoffner, an American racing driver, Invester and pilot.
Flying as mission specialists will be two astronauts representing Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Space Commision — Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi.