Axiom Space

Axiom Space, Inc. is an American company which plans to create segments to attach to the International Space Station and later create a new Space station. It also plans to run private trips into, for example AX-1, with SpaceX.

Axiom Space, Inc.
Company typePrivate incorporated company
IndustryAerospace industry
Founded2016
FounderMichael Suffredini
Kam Ghaffarian[1]
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
United States
Key people
  • Michael Suffredini (CEO)
  • Kam Ghaffarian (Executive Chairman)
  • Amir Blachman (CBO)
  • Brent W. Jett Jr
  • Charles Bolden
  • Christian Maender
  • Matt Ondler
  • Michael Lopez-Alegria
Services
  • Human spaceflight
  • In-space research & manufacturing
Number of employees
110 (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
Websiteaxiomspace.com

Axiom Space Station
Axiom modules connected to ISS
Axiom Earth Observatory interior

Axiom Space plans to create segments to attach to the ISS and increase the number of their segments in space until they separate their segments from the ISS, which will create their own separate space station.

Missions

The mission names start with "AX" which stands for Axiom Space, followed by the mission number.

AX-1

    8 April 2022 to 25 April 2022: Axiom-1 mission used space capsule Resilience. The crew was

        • United States Michael López-Alegría
        • United States Larry Connor
        • Canada Mark Pathy
        • Israel Eytan Stibbe[2]

    [3][4]

    AX-1 will be the first time that a mission to the ISS where commercial companies are the only mission operators and managers. It will cost US$55 million to send each person to the ISS.[5]

    AX-2

    In May 2023, the Ax-2 flight started, and it got into orbit (on its way to ISS). It is a commercial flight. The astronauts are

    A CrewDragon 2 spacecraft is being used.

    References
    1. "NASA selects Axiom Space to build commercial space station module". SpaceNews.com. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
    2. "Israel names second Israeli to go to space: A millionaire who will fund the trip himself". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
    3. Irene Klotz [@Free_Space] (18 September 2020). "Space Hero mission is about 4th on @Axiom_Space manifest, Mike Suffredini tells @AviationWeek. First up in October 2021 is flight of 3 private individuals and former @NASA_Astronauts Mike Lopez-Algeria" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    4. "Tom Cruise is officially going to space for his next movie". 22 September 2020.
    5. Chang, Kenneth (5 March 2020). "There Are 2 Seats Left for This Trip to the International Space Station". The New York Times.
    6. Heidler, Scott. "Ax-2 mission set to launch four private astronauts from Cape Canaveral". WESH2. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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