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NASA signed a mission order with Axiom Space for the Ax-2 mission on 2022-08-31.
NASA decided not to award a third private astronaut mission at the time it selected Axiom Space for PAM 2.
NASA credited Axiom Space’s PAM 2 proposal with strengths including selecting a former NASA astronaut as mission commander before that became a requirement and choosing mission partners.
NASA and Axiom Space signed a mission order for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place in the second quarter of 2023.
Axiom Space contracted SpaceX as the launch provider for transportation to and from the International Space Station for Ax-2.
In December 2021, NASA selected Axiom Space for negotiations for the second private astronaut mission.
Ax-2 will travel to and dock at the International Space Station and Axiom astronauts are scheduled to spend 10 days aboard the orbiting laboratory.
NASA is requiring all private astronaut mission providers to select a previously flown NASA astronaut as the spacecraft commander, and Axiom will comply with that requirement for Ax-2.
Axiom Space raised $130,000,000 from investors last year for its space station plans.
Epsilon3's platform will coordinate Axiom Space’s ground and on-orbit operations to support early prototyping.
Axiom Space has tested Epsilon3 for a few months and is reaching the point of using it more significantly across the company for upcoming launches, station work, engineering, testing, and flight operations.
Epsilon3 is building a software platform to help Axiom Space manage plans to deploy commercial modules on the International Space Station in 2024.
NASA has partnered with Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop next-generation spacesuits with improved life support, communications, and extra mobility.
Axiom executives planned to fly four paying customers, rather than three customers plus one professional astronaut, by Axiom’s fourth mission according to Michael Suffredini’s 2022-04-01 briefing.
Ax-2 crew members will train with NASA, international partners, and SpaceX, which Axiom Space has contracted as the launch provider for transportation to and from the space station.
The L3Harris C/TT 520 S-band radio will serve as the common data link between Axiom Station and Axiom’s docking vehicles, enabling audio, video, and telemetry data at varying data rates and communications ranges.
In December 2021, NASA selected Axiom Space for negotiations for the second private astronaut mission.
NASA requires all private astronaut mission providers to select a previously flown NASA astronaut as the spacecraft commander, and Axiom Space will comply with that requirement for Ax-2.
Axiom Space funds and operates private astronaut missions to the International Space Station to build expertise and attract customers in preparation for the launch of Axiom Station.
The Ax-2 mission order identifies capabilities NASA will obtain from Axiom Space including the return of scientific samples that must be kept cold in transit back to Earth.