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SpaceX, Axiom Space To Launch Space Tourism Business

CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSMiami) - SpaceX is making moves to launch its space tourism business.

It has teamed up with a start-up called Axiom Space. They said they plan to launch four private astronauts to the International Space Station sometime late next year.

The ten-day trip is being called the first-ever "fully private" trip to the space station.

Neither company is saying how much the space tourists will pay for the experience.

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