Europe's First Commercial Crew to the ISS and Axiom Space's Private Space Stations

This chapter discusses the recent SpaceX mission that carried the first all European commercial crew to the International Space Station and its significance for Europe's space industry. It also introduces Axiom Space and its plans to build private space stations, utilizing SpaceX missions as practice runs. Additionally, the chapter mentions the uncertain status of a lunar mission by the Japan Space Agency and briefly touches on iRobot and Amazon's potential EU block acquisition.