Saudi stem-cell researcher and fighter pilot, along with US businessman, head to International Space Station on Axiom charter, which flew Israeli Eytan Stibbe on debut trip in 2022

Spacecraft splashes down off coast of California, paving the way for live astronauts on the next flyby; capsule carries test dummy wearing Israeli radiation tech

Module set to touch down on moon's visible side in April 2023; payload includes Gulf country's 22-pound 'Rashid' which if successful would be Arab world's first lunar mission

Hoping to pave way for self-sustaining lunar bases, institute that helps turn Negev and other arid areas fertile preparing to blast mini-greenhouse of seeds and plants into space

Engineers scramble to fix malfunctions on rocket set to take off from Florida for moon orbit without astronauts; test flight part of project that could see humans on moon in 2025

Eytan Stibbe and the crew of Axiom-1 had originally been set to return on Wednesday and are now expected to splashdown off the coast of Florida on Monday

Weather conditions force yet another postponement of crew capsule's return; Eytan Stibbe had originally been set to return on Wednesday

Company behind Axiom-1 mission says new departure time for Eytan Stibbe and rest of crew 'chosen based on the best weather for splashdown'

Businessman and former fighter pilot spent his extra time aboard the International Space Station doing a reading of the Hebrew children’s book 'Beautiful World'

Eytan Stibbe heads to orbiting lab in private charter flight with two other businessmen in hopes of gaining insights into health conditions, agriculture, optics, energy