Private Astronaut Mission

The Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) program is a NASA initiative that allows private operators to conduct crewed spaceflights to the International Space Station (ISS). The program was created to expand access to the ISS for commercial and international partners while NASA focuses on its primary Artemis program objectives.

As of June 2026, seven PAM missions have been announced. All missions to date have utilized the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.

List of missions

Flight No. Operator Mission Patch Capsule Launch Return Crew Outcome
PAM-1 Axiom Space Axiom Space-1 C206 Endeavour 8 April 2022 25 April 2022 United States Michael López-Alegría
United States Larry Connor
Israel Eytan Stibbe
Canada Mark Pathy		 Success
First private flight to the ISS
PAM-2 Axiom Space Axiom Space-2 C212 Freedom 21 May 2023 31 May 2023 United States Peggy Whitson
United States John Shoffner
Saudi Arabia Ali AlQarni
Saudi Arabia Rayyanah Barnawi		 Success
Second private flight to the ISS
PAM-3 Axiom Space Axiom Space-3 C212 Freedom 18 January 2024 9 February 2024 United States Michael López-Alegría
Italy Walter Villadei
Turkey Alper Gezeravcı
Sweden Marcus Wandt		 Success
Third private flight to the ISS
PAM-4 Axiom Space Axiom Space-4 C213 Grace 25 June 2025 15 July 2025 United States Peggy Whitson
India Shubhanshu Shukla
Poland Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski
Hungary Tibor Kapu		 Success
Fourth private flight to the ISS
PAM-5 Axiom Space[1] Axiom Space-5 NET January 2027 NET January 2027 To be announced
To be announced
To be announced
To be announced		 Planned
Fifth private flight to the ISS
PAM-6 Vast[2] Vast PAM-6 NET July 2027 NET July 2027 France Thomas Pesquet
Czechia Aleš Svoboda
To be announced
To be announced		 Planned
Sixth private flight to the ISS
PAM-7 Voyager Technologies[3] VOYG-1 NET January 2028 NET January 2028 To be announced
To be announced
To be announced
To be announced		 Planned
Seventh private flight to the ISS

References

  1. ↑ "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fifth Private Mission to Space Station - NASA". Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station - NASA". Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "NASA Selects Voyager for Seventh Private Mission to Space Station". Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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