Axiom Space, Inc.

Core Business and Phased Operating Model

Axiom Space's business is to be the primary commercial provider of both access to and infrastructure in LEO. The company is executing a deliberate, phased strategy to build a sustainable commercial space economy, designed to ensure a seamless transition from the publicly funded International Space Station (ISS) to a private, commercially operated successor.

• Phase 1: Precursor Missions to the ISS: Axiom Space's initial phase, which is currently well underway, involves chartering crewed missions to the ISS. By organizing, training, and flying private and government-sponsored astronauts on these missions, Axiom builds its operational expertise, develops safety protocols, generates revenue, and establishes a customer base for future services in orbit.

• Phase 2: Attaching to the ISS: The next phase involves the construction of Axiom's own proprietary space station modules. The first of these modules will be launched and attached directly to an available port on the International Space Station. This allows Axiom to begin operating its own habitat and laboratory in orbit while leveraging the ISS's existing power and life support systems.

• Phase 3: The Independent Axiom Station: As the ISS approaches its planned retirement around the end of the decade, Axiom Space will detach its connected modules from the decommissioned station. Additional modules, including a power and thermal module, will be launched to create a fully independent, free-flying commercial space station known as Axiom Station. This station will become the central hub for commerce, research, and human activity in LEO.

Products and Services

Axiom Space offers a portfolio of sophisticated products and services that span the entire human spaceflight and orbital infrastructure lifecycle.

1. Commercial Human Spaceflight Missions

This is Axiom's flagship service offering. The company provides fully managed, end-to-end orbital missions for a diverse range of clients.

• Turnkey Mission Service: The service is all-inclusive, covering every aspect of a human spaceflight mission. This includes:
  • Astronaut Selection and Training: Comprehensive medical screening and a rigorous, multi-month training program to prepare crew members for life and work in microgravity.
  • Mission Management: Detailed mission planning, payload integration, and logistical coordination with NASA, SpaceX, and other international partners.
  • Launch and In-Orbit Operations: Securing launch services (currently with SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule) and managing all on-orbit activities for the crew.
• Proven Flight Heritage: Axiom Space is the only company to have successfully conducted multiple private astronaut missions to the ISS, including Ax-1, Ax-2, and Ax-3, demonstrating a proven track record of safety and execution.
• Clientele: Customers for these missions include national space agencies seeking to fly their own astronauts without developing a sovereign launch capability, private individuals, and commercial entities sending researchers or brand ambassadors to space.

2. Axiom Station: A Commercial LEO Destination

Axiom Station is the company's primary long-term "product." It is being developed as the world's first commercial space station and the central platform for a future economy in LEO.

• Services on Axiom Station:
  • Sovereign Astronaut Programs: A destination for nations to send their astronauts for scientific research and long-duration missions.
  • Microgravity Research and Development: A state-of-the-art laboratory for research in fields like biomedicine, materials science, and technology development that can only be conducted in a microgravity environment.
  • In-Space Manufacturing: A platform for manufacturing unique products, such as fiber optics, semiconductor crystals, or 3D-printed biological tissues, that benefit from being produced in zero gravity.

3. Space Infrastructure and Hardware Development

Axiom Space is a key partner to government agencies for developing the next generation of space hardware.

• Next-Generation Spacesuits (AxEMU): Axiom holds a major contract with NASA to design, build, and operate the spacesuits for the Artemis lunar missions and for future use on the space station. The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) is a critical piece of hardware that enables human exploration of the Moon's surface and work outside a spacecraft in LEO. This service includes providing the full infrastructure for maintaining and operating the suits.

4. Microgravity Research and Manufacturing Services

Axiom facilitates access to the microgravity environment for scientific and commercial customers. This service involves managing the entire lifecycle of a research payload, from experiment design and hardware development to launch integration, on-orbit execution by professional or private astronauts, and return of results to Earth.