André Pienaar of C5 Capital, which owns a majority stake in the company that sent a mission into space on Sunday (and is doing alterations to the International Space Station, among other things), talks about the democratisation of space, Nasa’s plan to go back to the moon, and the ‘sexy new space suits’ today’s astronauts get to wear.
Posted: May 21, 2023 11:35 pm ET | Last Updated: May 21, 2023 11:56 pm ET | See video of the launch of the Axiom-2 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station on May 21, 2023 and find out what they re going to do during their 8-day stay on the ISS.
It is the second "private astronaut mission," or PAM, to the International Space Station chartered by Axiom and sanctioned by NASA, which is trying to encourage private-sector development of low-Earth orbit.