Axiom Space, Inc., also known as Axiom Space, is an American privately funded space infrastructure developer headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Michael Suffredini in 2012
Artist's rendering of Axiom modules connected to ISS
The Future Axiom Earth Observatory interior (Artist's illustration of the model designed by Philippe Starck)
Crystals grown in microgravity
Axiom Mission 1 was a privately funded and operated crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was operated by Axiom Space out of Axiom's Mission Control Center MCC-A in Houston, Texas. The flight launched on 8 April 2022 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft used was a SpaceX Crew Dragon. The crew consisted of Michael López-Alegría, an American born in Spain and a professionally trained astronaut hired by Axiom, Eytan Stibbe from Israel, Larry Connor from the United States, and Mark Pathy from Canada.
Ax-1 approaching the ISS
(CW from left) Connor, Stibbe, Pathy and López-AlegríaAxiom Space missionsAxiom Mission 2 → Crew Dragon flights← SpaceX Crew-3SpaceX Crew-4 →
Ax-1 and Artemis 1 on adjacent pads before launch
Launch of Ax-1