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Axiom Space is building Axiom Station as one of the commercial successors to the International Space Station that is currently in development.
Axiom Space completed its own technical review of the AxEMU as of Feb. 12.
The $350 million financing strengthens Axiom Space’s capacity to operate as an industrial supplier for institutional human spaceflight programs.
Axiom Space’s $350 million funding round included participation from 1789 Capital, 4iG, LuminArx Capital Management, and other investors.
Axiom Space is developing and testing two modules intended to serve as a commercial replacement for the International Space Station.
Axiom Space is a United States company that will use the $350 million financing to advance industrial and technological efforts in coordination with NASA exploration programs.
Axiom Space conducted Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) in May 2023.
Vast is the first company other than Axiom Space to be selected by NASA to conduct a private astronaut mission to the ISS, following five prior selections of Axiom Space.
Axiom Space’s financing and programs reflect a broader shift of space agencies assigning development of critical human exploration assets to the private sector.
Axiom Space is under contract with NASA to develop the AxEMU next-generation extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit for Artemis missions.
Axiom and Vast are each building private space stations intended to eventually replace the International Space Station.
NASA signed an order with Axiom for the agency’s first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station in 2021.
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.
The previous five private astronaut missions to the International Space Station have all flown with Axiom.
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.
Axiom won NASA’s fifth private astronaut mission in January.
UK Space Agency awarded contracts to three companies worth a combined $1.1M+ to advance in-orbit manufacturing.
Blue Origin and Axiom Space are working on plans to build commercial space stations.
The previous five private astronaut missions to the International Space Station were flown by Axiom.
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.