Axiom Space

Axiom Space, Inc.
Company type	Private incorporated company
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	2016
Founder	Michael T. Suffredini; Kam Ghaffarian
Headquarters	Houston, Texas; United States
Key people	Michael T. Suffredini (CEO); Kam Ghaffarian (Executive Chairman); Rob Meyerson (Director); Amir Blachman (CBO); Brent W. Jett Jr; Charles Bolden; Christian Maender; Matt Ondler; Michael Lopez-Alegria;
Services	Human spaceflight; In-space research and manufacturing;
Number of employees	790 (2023)
Website	axiomspace.com
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Axiom Space, Inc., also known as Axiom Space, is an American privately funded space infrastructure developer headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Founded in 2016 by Michael T. Suffredini and Kam Ghaffarian, the company first flew a spaceflight in 2022: Axiom Mission 1, the first commercially crewed private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The company aims to own and operate the world's first commercial space station in the late 2020s. The company's employees include former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Brent W. Jett Jr.

The company sent its first commercial astronauts into orbit in 2022. It also plans human spaceflight for government-funded and commercial astronauts engaging in in-space research, in-space manufacturing, and space exploration.

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