Axiom Space

Axiom Space, Inc.
Company typePrivate incorporated company
IndustryAerospace
Founded2016 (2016)
FounderMichael T. Suffredini
Kam Ghaffarian[1]
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
United States
Key people
Services
Number of employees
790 (2023)
Websiteaxiomspace.com
Footnotes / references
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Axiom Space, Inc., also known as Axiom Space, is an American privately funded space infrastructure developer headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Founded in 2016 by Michael T. Suffredini and Kam Ghaffarian, the company first flew a spaceflight in 2022: Axiom Mission 1, the first commercially crewed private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The company aims to own and operate the world's first commercial space station in the late 2020s.[3][4] The company's employees include former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden[5] and astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Peggy Whitson, Brent W. Jett Jr and Koichi Wakata.[6]

The company sent its first commercial astronauts into orbit in 2022. It also plans human spaceflight for government-funded and commercial astronauts engaging in in-space research, in-space manufacturing, and space exploration.[7]

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  3. ^ Foust, Jeff (14 October 2022). "Commercial space station developers seek clarity on regulations". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ Wall, Mike (14 June 2018). "Want to Take a 10-Day Trip to the Space Station? It'll Cost You US$55 Million". Space.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. ^ Mack, Eric. "NASA will attach a private room to rent on the International Space Station". CNET. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Rising Star - Axiom Space". SpaceFund. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ Mack, Eric. "On NASA's 60th birthday, it's reinventing itself for the SpaceX era". CNET. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

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