Axiom SpaceIn Development
Next-generation extravehicular mobility unit evolved from NASA's xEMU design, built for the Artemis IV crewed lunar landing (targeted early 2028) after NASA's early-2026 Artemis restructuring turned Artemis III into a non-landing rendezvous and docking test flight - supporting at least two-hour EVAs at the lunar south pole and in permanently shadowed regions - with redundant life support, improved mobility joints, and broad crew sizing. Prada co-developed the outer layer (2024) and the liquid cooling and ventilation inner garment (unveiled June 2026).
Latest update Sep 10, 2026
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In early September 2026 NASA directed Axiom to develop a lighter Sortie Suit variant of AxEMU, cutting mass and complexity and shortening certification-duration requirements so a 2028 Artemis IV landing stays in reach; NASA leadership is meeting Axiom six days a week. Axiom has said lunar and ISS suits are still targeted for late 2027. NASA OIG warned in April 2026 the original spec was ~18 months behind schedule and demos could still slip to 2031.
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Commercial successor to the ISS, assembled in stages: a Payload Power Thermal Module (PPTM) berths to the ISS first (early 2028), then detaches to join the Hab-1 habitat as a free-flying station within months, later expanded with an airlock, Hab-2, and a Research & Manufacturing Facility with a windowed Earth observatory. Primary structures are in fabrication at Thales Alenia Space, with final assembly at Axiom's Houston Spaceport facility.
End-to-end crewed missions to the ISS on SpaceX Crew Dragon - crew selection, training, mission management, and research integration - sold to individuals and, increasingly, national governments. Four missions flown (Ax-1 April 2022, Ax-2 May 2023, Ax-3 January 2024, Ax-4 June 2025) carrying 16 astronauts, including the first government astronauts from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, Poland, and Hungary in decades.
Space-based cloud computing nodes providing secure data storage, processing, and AI/ML directly to satellites and spacecraft on orbit, independent of ground infrastructure. The first two nodes launched January 11, 2026 aboard Kepler Communications' optical relay constellation, with 2.5 Gbps SDA-compatible optical links, options for additional Kepler payloads, and a roadmap from kilowatts toward megawatts of on-orbit compute. A third node (AxODC Node ISS), developed with Spacebilt and supported by Skyloom, Phison, and Microchip, is planned aboard the ISS itself in 2027, and Axiom is evaluating a role for the network in the Pentagon's proposed Golden Dome missile-defense architecture.
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Blue Origin
Heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle with a reusable first stage, designed for commercial, civil, and national security missions.
Blue Origin
Suborbital launch vehicle for space tourism and research, capable of fully autonomous vertical landing and reuse.
Blue Origin
Liquid oxygen/liquefied natural gas (methane) rocket engine - the first American-made oxygen-rich staged combustion engine. Powers New Glenn and ULA Vulcan Centaur.
Blue Origin
Lunar landing system family with a cargo-focused Mark 1 variant and a crew-capable Mark 2 variant being developed for NASA's Artemis program.