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  1. Sep 17, 2024 · The report also notes that Axiom has lost significant amounts of funding on three private astronaut missions it has flown to the International Space Station to date. Ghaffarian said these missions ...

  2. Sep 17, 2024 · Axiom lost its chief financial officer, chief safety officer and the heads of procurement and marketing earlier in the summer, and its chief operating officer at the end of 2023.

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  3. Sep 23, 2024 · The UK Space Agency has also signed an agreement with Axiom Space for a potential all-UK mission, and former ESA astronaut Tim Peake joined the Axiom Space team earlier this year as a strategic advisor, though the mission requires funding from private sponsorships. According to Forbes, Axiom Space has lost money on every mission.

  4. Sep 21, 2024 · In the meantime, Axiom took on launching private astronaut missions to the ISS for billionaires and foreign nations that can afford it. Next, the company saw an opportunity to expand its capabilities and get NASA funding for a project it would need eventually, an EVA suit. NASA gave Axiom hundreds of millions of dollars to start the development ...

  5. Sep 18, 2024 · With SpaceX and NASA as partners, Axiom pioneered commercial space flight to the International Space Station. Its next act was to be a commercial space station of its own.

  6. Sep 18, 2024 · This model attracted significant investor interest. By 2023, the company had raised $500 million in total funding, supported by leading investors from Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Axiom had planned to launch its first space station module by 2020, marking the beginning of its commercial orbital platform. However, delays and financial obstacles ...

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  8. Sep 18, 2024 · Axiom Space has also lost several key executives this year, suggesting significant turmoil behind closed doors. Where all of this leaves the company's plans to build a private space station ...

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