Axiom Space

Overview

• Industryaerospace industry¹
• HeadquartersHouston¹
• Websitewww.axiomspace.com
• Legal formcorporation¹
• LEI9845000453NDHBEC9510³
• StatusActive³
• LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)³
• Registered address251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVE, 19808 Wilmington, United States³
• Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 5937311³

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Axiom Space, Inc., 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 (ISS).²

The story

Founded by Kam Ghaffarian and Michael Suffredini in 2016.¹

Leadership

Who has led Axiom Space, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderKam Ghaffarian¹
• FounderMichael Suffredini¹
• Chief executive officerKam Ghaffarian Aug 2024 to Apr 2025¹
• Chief executive officerMichael Suffredini 2016 to Aug 2024¹

Employees over time

• 2025853¹
• 2023750¹
• 2021110¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

• 2023$400.0M¹

Timeline

1. Aug 2024New chief executive Kam Ghaffarian becomes CEO¹
2. 2016New chief executive Michael Suffredini becomes CEO¹
3. 2016Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov⁵, by calendar year, 2019–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

1. Sep 8, 2022$414.5M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Exploration extravehicular activity service (xevas) artemis program⁶ To AXIOM SPACE INC Award 80JSC022FA103
2. Jun 23, 2023$131.0M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Extravehicular activity (eva) demonstration⁷ To AXIOM SPACE INC Award 80JSC023FA154
3. Sep 27, 2024$40.1M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Special studies⁸ To AXIOM SPACE INC Award 80JSC024FA196
4. Jul 28, 2026$8.7M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Exploration extravehicular activity services (xevas)⁹ To AXIOM SPACE INC Award 80JSC026FA082
5. Apr 28, 2021$4.1M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Private astronaut mission one (ax-1)¹⁰ To AXIOM SPACE INC Award 80JSC021F0183

Links

• Websitewww.axiomspace.com¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/Axiom_Space¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/axiomspace¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/axiom.space¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCzBPPDEl4aLjIQAbgx9vP7A¹
• LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/axiom-space¹
• WikipediaAxiom Space
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ48815838