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For the first four private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, Axiom was the only Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) company actually flying private astronauts.
If NASA’s timeline holds, Axiom will be the only company with experience managing crewed International Space Station missions when the Phase 2 CLD awards are made.
NASA signed an order with Axiom for the agency’s first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station in 2021.
Axiom won NASA’s fifth private astronaut mission in January.
Axiom and Vast are each building private space stations intended to eventually replace the International Space Station.
The previous five private astronaut missions to the International Space Station have all flown with Axiom.
Blue Origin and Axiom Space are working on plans to build commercial space stations.
For Axiom Mission 5, Axiom Space will purchase mission services from NASA including crew consumables, cargo delivery, storage, and other in-orbit resources needed for daily operations.
Once approved and confirmed, the Axiom Mission 5 crew will undergo joint training with NASA, partner agencies, and the launch provider in preparation for the flight and on-orbit operations.
The continuing series of Axiom flights forms part of NASA's transition to commercial low Earth orbit services by demonstrating how commercial companies can provide transportation and on-orbit services while government agencies focus on setting requirements and enabling new markets.
Jonathan Cirtain is president and CEO of Axiom Space.
Axiom Space intends Axiom Station to succeed the International Space Station as a next-generation commercial platform once the current laboratory is retired.
Axiom Mission 5 is expected to spend up to 14 days aboard the International Space Station.
Under the mission order, Axiom Space will propose four crew members for review by NASA and its international partners.
NASA will acquire from Axiom Space the capability to return scientific samples that must remain cold during transit from the station back to Earth.
The final launch date for Axiom Mission 5 will depend on overall spacecraft traffic to the station and other operational planning factors.
NASA selected Axiom Mission 5 from proposals submitted in response to a March 2025 NASA Research Announcement seeking additional private astronaut missions.
The previous five private astronaut missions to the ISS were flown by Axiom.
Vast and Axiom are each building private space stations intended to vie to replace the International Space Station.
Axiom Space missions were the first time astronauts from Saudi Arabia, India, Poland, and Hungary lived and worked onboard the International Space Station.