Axiom Space

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Israeli astronaut splashes down safely after 17-day mission

Abigail Klein LeichmanIsrael21cApril 26, 2022

Eytan Stibbe, part of the first private mission to the International Space Station, carried everything from matzah to science experiments aboard.

Axiom Mission 1 lands in the ocean off the Florida coast following a 17-day mission to the International Space Station. Photo courtesy of SpaceX.

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Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe heads back to Earth after 15 days on the ISS

April 25, 2022

During their historic mission, Stibbe and the three other members of the Ax-1 crew conducted experiments for more than 25 research projects with international partners, including the Ramon Foundation, the Mayo Clinic and the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

Ax-1 Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe of Israel conducts an experiment aboard the International Space Station. Credit: Axios Space.

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Eytan Stibbe becomes second Israeli in space and first to visit International Space Station

April 10, 2022

The former Israeli fighter pilot will carry out 35 experiments during his 10-day sojourn in orbit as a mission specialist on the first private mission to the ISS.

The Axiom astronauts are welcomed upon arrival at the International Space Station by Expedition 67 crew members, April 8, 2022. Credit: Axiom Space.

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Casting off the shadow of the Columbia disaster

Yonatan MerozIsrael HayomApril 3, 2022

An interview with Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe ahead of the first private mission to the International Space Station.

From left: Ax-1 mission specialist Mark Pathy, pilot Larry Connor, commander Michael López-Alegría and mission specialists Eytan Stibbe. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

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