KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Billionaire adventurer Larry Connor will pilot the Space X Ax1 mission Wednesday, rocketing several Mayo Clinic experiments to the International Space station. Connor, 72, of Houston, is a Mayo patron who developed an interest in space tourism. The Axiom mission is the first with an all-civilian crew. There will be four astronauts on the 10-day mission. Connor made his fortune in real estate and technology. He is a private pilot who’s been involved in multiple aerobatic competitions. He’s participated in off-road racing and circuit racing. He carried out dives in the Mariana Trench in 2021.
Space X. An earlier mission on launch pad.
Michael Lopez-Algeria. Commander.
Larry Connor. Pilot.
Eytan Stubbe. Mission specialist.
Mark Pathy. Mission specialist.
Earlier: Mayo aging research bound for orbit