NASA announced the date of sending the first civilian crew to the ISS

"We are planning to launch the Axiom 1 mission to the ISS on February 21," says Katie Leaders, head of NASA's manned flight program, on her Twitter account.

Earlier, the American private company Axiom Space announced the names of the members of the first private crew leaving for the ISS.

On September 16, the Crew Dragon launched for the first time in history with an exclusively commercial crew on board.