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SpaceX and Historic AX-2 Mission - the Dawn of Commercial Spaceflight · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hi everybody and welcome back to another episode of the Elon Musk
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  podcast your space for everything related to SpaceX
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  Tesla and the ambitious journey of one of the world's most
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  influential Visionaries Elon Musk.
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  And in this episode, we delve deep into the unprecedented.
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  Ex2 Mission a voyage that is made history in multiple ways
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  from curing, the first, Saudi Arabian, woman into space to
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  being commanded by Peggy Whitson this Mission encapsulate.
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  The dynamic shift + space travel.
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  We will Unravel the details of this exciting Mission and
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  explore. How SpaceX and partnership with
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  exim. Space is democratizing access to
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  space and pioneering the future of commercial space.
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  Flight from the Splendor of Sunrise aboard, the
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  International Space Station to The Surreal experience of
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  weightlessness, the four astronauts aboard spacex's
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  crewed, Dragon spacecraft had a rare privilege.
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  Most of us can only dream of this captivating, space Voyage
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  concluded as the SpaceX capsule carrying three, civilian
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  passengers at a former NASA astronaut, made a fire Re-entry.
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  And then a splash down into the waters off Panama City Florida
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  at 11:04 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, their mission named
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  accessing mission to ax to begin.
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  Its Celestial Journey on May 21st launching from the
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  Florida's Space Coast and the mission was a collaborative
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  effort between Axiom space, a houston-based private
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  spaceflight company and SpaceX pioneers of reusable rockets and
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  commercial space. Travel significantly X2 marked,
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  another stride toward I'm lower Earth orbit space traveled.
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  A trend that is increasingly being dominated by private
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  companies, replacing traditional government-run space programs in
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  this journey to space also marked a historical landmark as
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  a featured, the first woman from Saudi Arabia stem cell
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  researcher. Rihanna bar.
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  Now a to travel to space this trailblazing Mission provided an
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  opportunity for now e to conduct her unique research in the
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  microgravity environment aboard, the International Space Station,
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  and the lack of gravity on the space station.
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  Offers unique conditions that allow researchers to gain more
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  profound insights into their studies.
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  As was the case with this stem cell research and at the helm of
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  this space-bound expedition was none other than the decorated
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  former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson at 64 years young
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  Winston. Now, an employee of Axiom space
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  carry the honor of becoming the first woman to command a private
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  space flight. Whitson a seasoned space
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  traveler, was excited about her return to space, however,
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  exhilaration. Was seemingly magnified by the
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  opportunity to welcome three new astronauts on this historic
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  mission. In addition to burn aoi, Winston
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  was accompanied by two other private individuals, John,
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  Schaffner American Telecom, entrepreneur and founder of the
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  hardware company. Duraline Corp, brought his
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  business Acumen to the celestial Journey, Saudi Arabia, sponsored
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  the Journey of two of its citizens, burn Ali and Aleeah Al
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  qarani. A fighter pilot in the Royal
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  Saudi Air Force and their participation signifies an An
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  international and commercial interest in space travel and
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  research. Now, the Axiom ex2 mission was
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  part of a broader push to increase private sector
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  participation in spaceflight, particularly in the realm of low
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  earth orbit where the International Space Station
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  resides. And as these commercial missions
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  become more routine, the doors of opportunity, your flung open
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  to a new generation of astronauts researchers and
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  dreamers all looking up to the stars with aspiration in the
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  unique environment aboard, the International Space Station the
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  ax to Crew conducted more than 20 investigations in science.
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  Projects, diving, deep into stem cell and biomedical research.
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  The collaboration between the X2 crew, NASA Russians roscosmos
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  space agency and the UAE space agency, provided a platform for
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  international cooperation in the name of Science and Discovery.
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  Peggy Whitson who has previously flown aboard the Russian soyuz
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  spacecraft. That NASA space shuttle marked
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  her first return to space since 2017.
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  A Kinder revisiting an old friend with Relish the
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  challenges posed by learning the nuances of the crew Dragon
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  spacecraft, and despite her extensive experience with some
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  noted, that this mission was obviously different due to the
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  need to operate spacex's crewed. Dragon, a vehicle that only
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  started flying astronauts in 2020 with his passion, for space
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  exploration, as palpable as she holds the record for the most
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  cumulative days. Logged in Space, by a u.s.
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  astronaut ranking, eighth on the all-time list her dedication to
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  space exploration. Totally inspired a generation
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  Ation of aspiring astronauts, but also stands as a testament
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  to the vast leaps in technology and commercial space.
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  Travel that have occurred over the years, in a contrast to
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  Saudi Duo is relatively new to the realm of space travel.
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  There are the second and third, Saudi Nationals to journey to
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  space following Prince, Sultan bin Salman, who spent a week
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  aboard. A NASA space shuttle mission
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  back in 1985 and their Journey to the Stars.
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  However, is much more than just a personal Endeavor.
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  It's a symbolic effort of Saudi Arabia's aspirations in space.
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  Well in scientific, exploration is spite of the nation's tense,
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  human rights record. Now, energy commission news
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  conference, they expressed the belief that participation in
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  spaceflight is a great opportunity.
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  That could Inspire the Arab region, are they stress the
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  importance of international collaboration and the pursuit of
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  progress and Innovation carrying a big message of unity and
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  cooperation for the betterment of humanity and the ax to
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  Mission is part of a broader trend of individuals, wealthy or
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  otherwise, paying their way to space.
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  Companies such as Space Adventures.
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  Have previously brokered several such missions offering wealthy
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  thrill-seekers rides on Russia's soyuz spacecraft.
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  However, the ax to Mission managed by Axiom and launched on
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  spacex's Falcon rocket signals a shift in this business model
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  over the industry closer to the United States.
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  This trend began with the ex1 mission in April of 2022, which
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  marked the first time private citizens travel to the ISS from
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  us soil, axioms. Long-term goal is to make these
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  missions route. In and in doing so democratize.
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  Access to space, as Derek Hassman chief of mission
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  integration and operations at Axiom space noted in a
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  pre-launch news conference. The company is looking to expand
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  its clientele while coming more government-sponsored, astronauts
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  aboard future missions in in the post is s-sarah anticipated by
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  NASA to begin in the late, 2030s companies like Axiom are aiming
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  to Pioneer, the development of privately owned space stations.
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  This vision is strongly supported by NASA as a Seeks to
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  focus its efforts and resources on deep space exploration.
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  While boosting private sector participation in low earth
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  orbit. Now in essence, a X2 Mission
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  represents more than just a private space flight.
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  It symbolizes the start of a new era in space travel, one defined
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  by increasing private sector, involvement, International
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  participation and scientific advancement and the journey of
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  the 4X to astronauts serves as a beacon of inspiration for the
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  dreamers gazing at the night sky.
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  Being a promise of the possibilities that lie within
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  our reach for as Winston Burr. Now, we Schaffner and Alcorn e
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  have shown us. The cosmos is no longer a
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  frontier solely for government space agencies, but a realm of
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  endless possibility and potential for us all.
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  And with this privately funded Mission safely returned to
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  Earth, Axiom space continued, his pioneering efforts to lay
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  the groundwork for constructing and operating the world's first
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  commercial space station the Axiom station the success, Well,
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  completion of a X2 marks, a significant step towards this
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  ambitious goal. Further establishing the
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  company's foothold in the burgeoning industry of
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  commercial space travel. I want to say thank you for
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  listening to the show today. I appreciate every single one of
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  you and I would appreciate it. If you could take a second and
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  the show tremendously. I also want to say thank you
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  very much for taking the time out of your day to spend it here
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  with me. Take care of yourselves and each
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  other and I'll see you in the next one.