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Axiom Space

US
commercialFounded 2016
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Axiom Space plans to use a similar base design for suits developed for space station spacewalks, with differences in elements such as boots and gloves.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceTechnical ProductMar 16, 2023Axiom Space reveals design of Artemis spacesuit

Peggy Whitson works for Axiom Space and will command Axiom’s upcoming Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceTechnical ProductMar 16, 2023Axiom Space reveals design of Artemis spacesuit

Axiom Space and Shuttle IO Technologies both bid on NASA’s original request for a third private astronaut mission in 2021, but the agency rejected both bids due to low ratings from the review process.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 16, 2023NASA selects Axiom Space for third private astronaut mission to ISS

Axiom Space will provide the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) to NASA for missions beginning with Artemis 3 in the mid-2020s.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2023Axiom Space reveals design of Artemis spacesuit

NASA signed a mission order with Axiom Space on 2023-03-14 for a third private astronaut mission designated Ax-3.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2023NASA selects Axiom Space for third private astronaut mission to ISS

NASA previously selected Axiom Space for the Ax-1 mission that went to the International Space Station in April 2022 and for Ax-2, which is scheduled to launch as soon as May.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2023NASA selects Axiom Space for third private astronaut mission to ISS

The NASA manifest in the fiscal year 2024 budget documents shows Artemis 3 launching in December 2025 and including the first human lunar landing of Artemis using SpaceX’s Starship lunar lander and spacesuits developed by Axiom Space.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 13, 2023NASA planning to spend up to $1 billion on space station deorbit module

NASA expects Artemis 3 to launch about a year after Artemis 2, contingent on progress with SpaceX’s Starship lunar lander and Axiom Space’s new spacesuits.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceNarrative PlanMar 7, 2023No major issues found with Artemis 1 mission

The Dragon spacecraft supporting Crew-6 previously flew Demo-2, Crew-2, and Axiom Space’s Ax-1 missions to and from the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: axiom spaceTechnical ProductMar 2, 2023LATEST UPDATE: On their way as NASA’s CREW-6’s human spaceflight mission to ISS is successful

The Axiom Space Ax-2 astronauts plan to spend 10 days aboard the International Space Station conducting science, outreach, and commercial activities.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2023Axiom Space Announces Ax-2 Mission Crew for the Second All-Private Mission to ISS

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed an agreement with Axiom Space in September 2022 to fly two astronauts from the Saudi Space Commission as mission specialists on Ax-2.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceNarrative GeneralFeb 28, 2023Axiom Space Announces Ax-2 Mission Crew for the Second All-Private Mission to ISS

Peggy Whitson of Axiom Space will lead the privately funded Ax-2 mission as mission commander.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceNarrative PlanFeb 28, 2023Axiom Space Announces Ax-2 Mission Crew for the Second All-Private Mission to ISS

Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) launched on 2022-04-08 with four private astronauts who spent 17 days in orbit working on 26 science payloads and conducting more than 30 STEAM educational and public outreach engagements.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceNarrative GeneralFeb 28, 2023Axiom Space Announces Ax-2 Mission Crew for the Second All-Private Mission to ISS

Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) launched on 2022-04-08 and its crew spent 17 days in orbit working on 26 science payloads and conducting more than 30 STEAM educational and public outreach engagements.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 15, 2023NASA approves crew for Axiom’s second private astronaut mission crew to ISS

Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceNarrative GeneralFeb 15, 2023NASA approves crew for Axiom’s second private astronaut mission crew to ISS

Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) is Axiom Space’s second privately funded mission to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 15, 2023NASA approves crew for Axiom’s second private astronaut mission crew to ISS

Axiom Space plans to install a series of commercial modules to the ISS that will serve as the core of a standalone space station and separate from the ISS before the ISS is retired around 2030.

Mentioned as: axiom spaceNarrative FinancialFeb 13, 2023Saudi astronauts selected for Axiom private astronaut mission

Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Alqarni are the two Saudi astronauts selected for Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2023Saudi astronauts selected for Axiom private astronaut mission

The two unnamed Ax-2 crewmembers are widely believed to be Saudi Arabian astronauts under an agreement between the Saudi Space Commission and Axiom Space signed in September 2022.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceNarrative GeneralFeb 1, 2023Governments to be major customers of future Axiom Space private astronaut missions

Michael López-Alegría joined Axiom Space to support the company's efforts to develop a private space station.

Mentioned as: Axiom SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 1, 2023Governments to be major customers of future Axiom Space private astronaut missions
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