Axiom Space

Houston, TX

Axiom Space, Inc., also known as Axiom, 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 operated a spaceflight in 2022, Axiom Mission 1, which was 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 2024. The company's leadership team is largely composed of former NASA employees, including former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. Other key people at the company include astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Brent W. Jett Jr.