Axiom Space
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Location
Headquarters: Houston, Texas, United States, North America
Region: Texas
Country: US
Continent: North America
About
Axiom Space is the leading provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure. They operate end-to-end missions to the International Space Station while developing its successor, Axiom Station, and are building next-generation spacesuits for low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and beyond. The company focuses on commercial spaceflight, in-space research, and partnerships to enable private and government missions in low-Earth orbit and beyond.
Axiom Space provides human spaceflight services and develops commercial space infrastructure. It operates missions to the International Space Station and is building Axiom Station, a successor to the ISS. The company also manufactures next-generation spacesuits for low-Earth orbit and lunar missions.
Axiom Space, Inc.
2016
for_profit
active
Industries
Primary Industry: Business Services
Categories
Funding & Financials
series_unknown
545000000
50m-100m
private
Investors
Founders
Kam Ghaffarian
Michael Suffredini
Leadership
Kam Ghaffarian — Co-Founder, Executive Chairman
Michael López-Alegría — Chief Astronaut
Peggy Whitson — Astronaut - Mission Commander
Sandy Nelson — Vice President Marketing
Melvin Mathew — Senior Manager - Digital Transformation Office
Frank Eichstadt — Assembly, Integration and Test Lead
Jeanne Tisinger — board_member
Technology Stack
Products
Axiom Station: A commercial space station designed to connect to the International Space Station and provide human-rated orbital infrastructure for research, manufacturing, and habitation.
AxEMU Spacesuit: A next-generation extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit designed for lunar and orbital missions, providing enhanced mobility, safety, and adaptability for a wide range of astronauts.
Human Spaceflight Services: Crewed spaceflight missions to low-Earth orbit, including private astronaut missions to the International Space Station and support for government astronaut programs.
In-Space Manufacturing Platform: A platform on Axiom Station enabling the production of advanced materials and biomedical products in microgravity to support commercial and scientific applications.
In-Space Data and Security Solutions: Development and operation of data processing, cybersecurity, and communications infrastructure in orbit, including an orbital data center hosted on Axiom Station.
Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) for AxEMU: Axiom Space and Prada’s new LCVG base layer circulates cold water and ventilation to keep Artemis astronauts cool and comfortable under the AxEMU spacesuit.