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PAM-6
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
Mission typePrivate spaceflight to the ISS
Operator
Mission durationup to 14 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateNET 2027
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Docking with ISS

Patch of the 'Czech Journey to Space'
Vast missions
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SpaceX Vast PAM-6 (provisional name, Private Astronaut Mission-6) is a crewed spaceflight mission of the Crew Dragon spacecraft operated by the American company SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS), flown on behalf of Vast. The launch is planned for summer 2027 at the earliest.[1][2] It will be the sixth private mission to the International Space Station, but the first for Vast, with the previous five having been organized by Axiom Space. The mission is planned to last up to 14 days.[3]

Crew

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The mission will carry one professional commander, Thomas Pesquet, who has already stayed aboard the ISS,[4] and three private or government astronauts.[5]


Position Astronaut
Commander Thomas Pesquet, ESA
Third spaceflight
Pilot Aleš Svoboda, ESA
First spaceflight
Mission specialist TBA
Mission specialist TBA

Czech Journey to Space

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The "Czech Journey to Space" is a long term project announced by Prime Minister Petr Fiala in June 2024 to send a Czech astronaut to the ISS to highlight and draw investment towards Czechia's growing space industry.[6] To this end he empowered the "Czech Space Team", a group founded in 2020 focused on getting Czech experiments to the ISS, to oversee coordination between the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Defense the Czech Academy of Sciences, and private investors towards the Journey.[7] Support for the program polled at ~90% positive in March 2026 and has led to an increased interest in space among both the general public and private companies.[8]

Aleš Svoboda, a Gripen fighter pilot for the Czech Air Force, was selected as a reserve astronaut for the ESA in 2022.[9] The Czech government signed a memorandum of understanding with Vast in 2024 to fly a Czech Astronaut to the ISS.[10][11][12] On 8 June 2026, the Czech government confirmed that Svoboda would fly to the International Space Station on the PAM-6 mission as part of the "Journey to Space."[9][13] Svoboda will perform 13 experiments designed by Czech researchers and supported by ESA.[14][15][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station - NASA". Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  2. ↑ Foust, Jeff (2026-02-13). "Vast wins ISS private astronaut mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  3. ↑ Lagatta, Eric. "This company just inked 1st NASA deal to send astronauts to the ISS". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Pesquet et Arnaud Prost vont participer à des missions privées dans l'espace avec Vast". Rêves d'Espace (in French). 2026-06-02. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  5. ↑ Foust, Jeff (2 June 2026). "France to fly two astronauts on Vast missions". SpaceNews.
  6. ↑ "The Project "Czech Journey to Space" introduced activities to support the education of the youngest". Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Czech Space Team". czechspaceportal.cz. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Space agenda has been transferred to the Ministry of Industry and Trade,Czech mission to the International Space Station has 90 percent public support". Ministry of Industry and Trade. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "The Czech journey to space continues: Aleš Svoboda successfully mastered the demanding challenges of". Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "ESA signs an Agreement with Vast on behalf of the Czech Republic". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  11. ↑ "Aleš Svoboda". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  12. ↑ "Czech Ministry of Transport Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vast to Partner on Engagement with Czech Space Industry". vastspace.com. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Czech astronaut Aleš Svoboda to become first Czech to fly to the ISS". Radio Prague International. 2026-06-08. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  14. ↑ "ESA Supports 13 Czech Experiments for Astronaut Aleš Svoboda's ISS Mission". Prague Daily News. 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  15. ↑ "Czech research heads into space: from reproduction to nanorobots in space. 13 experiments for astronaut Aleš Svoboda's mission – CAERPIN". www.caerpin.cz. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
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