Article 5Y0JD First all-private astronaut team arrives at International Space Station

First all-private astronaut team arrives at International Space Station

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Team rides SpaceX-launched Falcon 9 rocket on flight hailed as commercial milestone

The first all-private team of astronauts sent to the International Space Station arrived safely on Saturday to begin a week-long mission hailed as a milestone in commercial spaceflight.

The rendezvous came about 21 hours after the four-man team representing Houston-based startup company Axiom Space lifted off on Friday from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, riding a SpaceX-launched Falcon 9 rocket.

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