Axiom Space may send a crew of Italian, Swedish and Turkish astronauts to the International Space Station.

<p>Visits to the International Space Station are valuable, and would-be astronauts and their countries can wait a long time for the opportunity. In addition to wealthy adventurers, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/science/axiom-launch-nasa-spacex.html?smid=spacecal">Axiom Space is making it possible</a> for people to make the trip from countries that have seldom or never had astronauts aboard the orbital outpost. The three on the Ax-3 flight are: Alper Gezeravcı, who will be the first Turkish astronaut; Marcus Wandt, a European Space Agency astronaut from Sweden; and Walter Villadei, an Italian Air Force pilot who previously flew to the edge of space on a Virgin Galactic rocket plane.</p>