Axiom Space

Axiom Space

Axiom Space is a company that builds and supports space projects. It is based in Houston, Texas, and was started in 2016 by Michael T. Suffredini and Kam Ghaffarian.

In 2022, Axiom Space made history with its first spaceflight called Axiom Mission 1. This was the first time people who were not part of a government space program flew to the International Space Station together. The company wants to build and run its own space station that anyone can use in the late 2020s.

Axiom Space has sent its first commercial astronauts into space. They plan to help more people, both from governments and private companies, travel to space. These trips will be used for doing science experiments, making new things in space, and exploring the universe. The company’s team includes experienced astronauts like Michael Lopez-Alegria, Peggy Whitson, and Koichi Wakata.

Axiom Space works with many countries to help people travel to space and do research. In 2022, one Canadian, Mark Pathy, flew to space with them. They have agreements with many countries such as the Czech Republic, Egypt, European Space Agency, Ghana, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

In 2022, NASA chose Axiom Space to make new spacesuits for astronauts. These suits will be used outside the International Space Station and on the Moon for future missions, including the Artemis missions. Axiom Space plans to test a version of their suit in space in 2027. NASA is working with Axiom Space to help make sure everything goes well.