Axiom Space
Watch SpaceX launch Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission live
Axiom Space is gearing up to launch its third fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Here’s all you need to know.
The Exploration Company signs agreements with Axiom, Indian Space Research Organization
Europe-based The Exploration Company is gearing up to compete with in-space delivery providers SpaceX and Northrop Grumman, with the startup announcing this week that it had signed a preliminary cargo…
Welcome home, Ax-2 crew: Axiom Space concludes second private mission to ISS
Axiom Space‘s second private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) concluded late Tuesday with a four-person crew splashing down off the west coast of Florida around 11 PM EST.…
Axiom Space gears up for second private human spaceflight mission to ISS
Axiom Space’s second private crewed mission to the International Space Station is now scheduled to launch in just ten days, with the four-person crew preparing to conduct more than 20…
NASA and Axiom Space just showed off the latest iteration of the spacesuit astronauts will wear on the surface of the moon when the Artemis III mission takes the first…
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Watch Axiom Space send crew of 4 to the International Space Station in historic mission
If you needed any more convincing that we’ve entered a new era of human spaceflight, this mission should finally settle it for you. Houston-based startup Axiom Space will be launching…
Hi folks, welcome back to Max Q. This week we have news on rockets both small (Astra’s Rocket 3.3) and very, very large (NASA’s Space Launch System). Plus further fallout…
The first movie studio in space could be attached to the ISS in 2024
A film studio and sports arena could be connected to the International Space Station by December 2024. A company co-producing a Tom Cruise movie shot in space is behind the…
NASA awards Blue Origin, Nanoracks, Northrop Grumman over $400M in contracts to avoid space station gap
Just two days after officially (and quietly) confirming that it intends to replace the International Space Station with a commercial station by 2030, NASA has awarded over $400 million in…
NASA details intent to replace the International Space Station with a commercial space station by 2030
NASA’s auditing body, the Office of Audits, has produced a report detailing the agency’s commitment to replacing the International Space Station (ISS) with one or more commercial space stations once…
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The Googler who came to monetize space
Axiom Space, builder of the next International Space Station, recruited Tejpaul Bhatia to become its first chief revenue officer, responsible for the growth and monetization of the space ecosystem.
Thales Alenia Space to develop pressurized modules for Axiom’s private space station
More details are beginning to emerge on Houston-based Axiom Space’s ambitious project to build and operate the world’s first commercial space station. Thales Alenia Space, a European aerospace manufacturer, will…
Axiom Space and NASA detail first fully private human launch to the Space Station, set for January 2022
Houston-based startup Axiom Space and NASA unveiled more details Monday about the forthcoming Axiom Mission 1 (AX-1), the first fully private human mission to the International Space Station. The Axiom…
A space startup connected to the International Space Station raises $130 million, Atlassian releases a new version of Trello and bitcoin briefly passes $50,000. This is your Daily Crunch for…
Axiom Space raises $130 million for its commercial space station ambitions
One of the new space startups with the loftiest near-term goals has raised $130 million in a Series B round that demonstrates investor confidence in the scope of its ambitions:…
Dedicated commercial human in-space operations are coming sooner than you may realize
If you’ve ever heard someone refer to the idea of “working in space,” you’d be forgiven for thinking they were describing a science-fiction plot. But the number of humans actively…