Discovery adventure TV show to launch winning contestant to the space station – CNBC

Discovery on Tuesday announced a competitive adventure TV show called “Who Wants To Be An Astronaut?” that will launch the winning contestant to the International Space Station.
The eight part series is scheduled to take place in 2022, with the winner expected to get a seat on Axiom Space’s AX-2 mission and spend eight days onboard the ISS. Axiom is currently working toward its AX-1 mission, scheduled for January 2022, which will launch a fully private crew using a SpaceX rocket and capsule.
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