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Axiom Space’s first commercial space station module is currently planned for late 2025.
Axiom Space plans to add a research and science module in late 2026 or 2027.
Ax-1 was Axiom Space’s first private astronaut mission and launched one year before Ax-2.
Axiom Space views the Ax-2 mission as part of continuing efforts to build experience for its eventual commercial space station modules.
Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission is scheduled to dock at the International Space Station at 11:40 a.m. Eastern on 2023-05-10.
Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than 10:43 p.m. Eastern on 2023-05-08.
Artemis 3 is scheduled to launch no earlier than December 2025 pending development of SpaceX’s Starship lunar lander and new lunar spacesuits by Axiom Space.
Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator for space operations, tweeted on 2023-03-23 that Starliner’s Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission had been delayed to some time after the launch of Axiom Space’s Ax-2 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station in early May.
NASA selected Axiom Space for the third private astronaut mission from proposals received in response to NASA’s September 2022 NASA Research Announcement.
Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) is expected to spend 14 days docked to the International Space Station.
The Ax-3 mission order identifies capabilities NASA may obtain from Axiom Space, including return of scientific samples that must be kept cold in transit, return cargo capability, and use of the private astronaut mission commander’s time during the docked mission to complete NASA science or perform tasks for NASA.
NASA and Axiom Space signed a mission order for the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station targeted to launch no earlier than November 2023 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Axiom Space has contracted SpaceX as the launch provider for transportation to and from the space station for Ax-3.
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.
Peggy Whitson works for Axiom Space and will command Axiom’s upcoming Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station.
NASA awarded Axiom Space a $228,500,000 task order last September to develop the AxEMU spacesuit.
NASA signed a mission order with Axiom Space on 2023-03-14 for a third private astronaut mission designated Ax-3.
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.
Axiom Space will provide the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) to NASA for missions beginning with Artemis 3 in the mid-2020s.
NASA awarded contracts last June to both Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to provide spacesuits for Artemis missions and International Space Station spacewalks.