The space tourists had a 'larger-than-expected impact on the daily workload on the professional ISS crew,' so future launches may require a NASA babysitter.
, during which time things got a bit tense. “In essence, the arrival of the Axiom personnel seemed to have a larger-than-expected impact on the daily workload on the professional International Space Station crew,” Susan Helms, a former NASA astronaut and current Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel member,While both NASA and Axiom members have made sure to also praise each others’ cooperation and time aboard the ISS, it’s easy to see how inherent frictions may develop in these spaces.
Private space travel is here to stay, and its general goals—and wealthy patrons—will often conflict with publicly funded projects. It’s worth noting that while Axiom’s first crew aboard the ISS included a former NASA astronaut, Michael López-Alegría, as team leader. That said, the company had since
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