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Getting 17 days in space for the price of 7 == priceless.1st article:
Crew Dragon splashes down to end Ax-1 private astronaut mission
A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth April 25, ending a 17-day mission that ferried four private astronauts to and from the space station.
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Not at all surprised by this report. From the first introduction of Ax-1, I had the sense that the crew was trying too hard to legitimize their presence on the ISS. They immediately rejected the label of 'space tourists'. Only real astronaut wings would be pinned on this crew....Not trying to take a shot at the future of private astronauts doing meaningful work. That's likely where all Space exploration and research is headed. But if you're each spending 50M to take over the ISS for a few days, perhaps take more time to look out the window, smell the flowers. Maybe less concern justifying the mission by loading up on experiments.Pace of work put strain on private astronaut mission to ISS
The private astronauts who spent two weeks on the ISS in April said they tried to pack too much into their schedules while on the station.
