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Topic: [Discuss] Axiom Space commercial station
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-27-2020 10:39 PM
   
Please use this topic to discuss Axiom Space's commercial space station, including the company's plans to first dock modules to the International Space Station. |
rasorenson
Member Posts: 118
From: Santa Clara, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 01-27-2020 10:40 PM
How large and how many are these contracts? Will Axiom provide IPO? Thanks. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50801
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-27-2020 10:45 PM
Now that Axiom Space has been selected, NASA and the company will next negotiate a five-year, fixed-price contract (with a two-year option).NASA has not said if additional companies will be selected for use of the space station, but does plan a similar opportunity for a commercial free-flyer. |
denali414
Member Posts: 846
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 01-28-2020 10:41 AM
This is really good news. Do think this will lead to a LEO commercial space hab shortly. Do not think will be mostly for space tourism, as thought a decade ago, but more for big pharma and other industries for microgravity research. There are many more companies that would love to use a microgravity environment then currently have space now for their experiments. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 1226
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 01-28-2020 11:51 AM
How does the Axiom differ from the Bigelow module currently attached to the ISS? Once negotiations are complete, will we be able to compare price, safety, functionality, safety and longevity between the two? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50801
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-28-2020 11:58 AM
BEAM is not habitable. It can support brief entries by crew members to stow or retrieve items with the augmentation of air vents and lighting.The Axiom module(s) will be for crew habitation and use, and eventually will be separated from the space station to form a standalone private orbital facility. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 1301
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 06-24-2020 11:07 PM
Thales Alenia Space, Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) announced the signature of an ATP (Authorization To Proceed) with Axiom Space of Houston, Texas to initiate the development of two key pressurized elements dedicated to the world's first commercial space station. While I recognize that this is a business endeavor, I strongly suspect it is at least partially funded by NASA. Given that Thales Alenia Space is a Franco-Italian company, I do hope that there are some lines in the NASA licensing agreement that a certain percentage of the components and/or assembling be made/done in the USA. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50801
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-23-2020 01:20 AM
From Axiom Space (via Twitter): Axiom has successfully completed the System Requirements Review for Axiom Station and our first spacecraft module. This review with NASA marks the next major milestone on the road to the world's first commercial space station. We are on to the primary design phase.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50801
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-30-2020 01:11 PM
From Axiom Space (via Twitter): Axiom Station's fifth design analysis cycle is complete, introducing a significant change to the world's first commercial space station.The former Node and Hab have been combined into the Axiom Hub module, the central nexus of future human activity in Earth's orbit.  With two Hubs, the Axiom Station crew capacity and number of radial ports both stand at eight ... for now.  The Axiom Lab module is the next step for astronaut-tended manufacturing and research in space. What industries could you reshape in microgravity?  The Axiom Power Tower's solar array, expanded ECLSS, and EVA airlock complete the first iteration of the Axiom Station and ready it to fly solo.  The pillar of a thriving ecosystem of commercial activity, manufacturing innovation, and breakthrough research in space. The platform empowering exploration of the Solar System. The world's first privately developed space station.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50801
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-12-2021 02:25 PM
Axiom Space update (via Twitter): Axiom and NASA have successfully completed Preliminary Design Review of AxH1 and AxH2, as well as Critical Design Review of the modules' primary structure. This affirmation that the design meets all requirements is the latest major milestone on the path to launch in late 2024.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50801
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-04-2023 07:08 PM
Thales Alenia update (via Twitter): The qualification model of the windows for the Axiom Space Station is now integrated and ready to be tested.Exact replica of the ones that will equip the Axiom Habs, once in orbit, they will safely face Earth offering a wide landscape of our blue planet.  
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