r/spaceflight • u/spacedotc0m • 18d ago

Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/axioms-private-space-station-is-coming-sooner-than-we-thought
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u/Triabolical_ 17d ago

This makes more sense than their last plan.

NASA has made little progress for commercial LEO and it appears there is no great business model.

With this model, NASA can save a lot of hardware and experiments and move them straight across, and it makes axiom the de facto next station.

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u/Mindless_Use7567 17d ago

What are you talking about the Axiom contract predates Commercial LEO Destinations by several years. Axiom was originally contracted to add 2 private modules to the ISS then Axiom chose to use is as a base to build a space station that would split off from the ISS and now due to financial and timing constraints they have had to rework the entire station concept.

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u/Triabolical_ 17d ago

NASA considers axiom to be one of the CLD partners

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/commercial-space/low-earth-orbit-economy/commercial-destinations-in-low-earth-orbit/

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u/Mindless_Use7567 17d ago

Yes because Axiom is allowed to apply for phase 2 contracts while Axiom Station was specifically forbidden from applying for phase 1 funding due to the earlier contract with NASA predating CLD.

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u/Triabolical_ 16d ago

I don't know what your point is.