How Close Is The First Commercial Space Station From Launching? 

It's so easy to get lost in starship as the only cool thing happening in the space realm, but holy crap is stuff like this ever cool!

I think the down side to axiom is also its greatest benefit its just an upgraded ISS made by a team of engineers that worked on the ISS and i wonder if when haven-1, orbital reef, and starlab start opening their doors will the innovations of single launch space stations that are either supported by novel launch cadences or giant rockets or inflatable habitats or maybe a combination of both will render old style space stations obsolete.

I still think they should just boost the iss into a stable orbit to eventualy be turned into a museum, so that our great great grand children can look out our first major space station and marvel at its crudity.

We need a space station that would simulate lunar and or martian gravity to do science on long term effect of less than earth gravity on plants and humans in near by low earth orbit.

Considering the early Soviet and US stations were based on launch vehicle stages the pictures of forged and machined components for Axiom appear to offer a significantly more robust design. Is there a problem with the ISS that we don't know about?

Thales must currently be producing a lot of space station structures. Not only for Axiom Space, but also most Gateway modules and their own cargo vehicle.

Nice in-depth coverage! Thank you.

I presume they've already looked into reusing some of the ISS pieces? solar panels, etc, etc, etc? It seems like there should be some equipment up there that's worth saving and if that station is right there and couples to the ISS it's basically freebies. Thanks for sharing.

Once SpaceX Starship brings lower cost Earth to orbit delivery of bulk construction panels a robot assembled shell of a Von Braun rotating space station that has artificial gravity will be possible.. The inside can be inflatable segments that have connected airlocks and insulation with prebuilt interiors.. In this manner a large habitat for long duration operations in a higher orbit can become more independent.. The existing ISS could be used to house work crews until the central core is completed.. A zero G companion workshop to do the experiments that require such a setting could be placed as part of the central core but with the ability to be non rotational or a separate space station that does not rotate could be near enough that scientists could transfer back and forth.. Another Idea that I saw was to have a Von Braun station that orbits from the Earth to the Moon once a week so it could be used to help build a Moon base and provide support to the work crews on a regular basis.. Or with a rotating Earth orbit station the ISS could be moved to a Lunar orbit and become the base of operations to build another rotating station near the Moon.. After that the ISS could be moved to Mars orbit and be the base of operations to build a base on one of the Mars moons.. It is far easier to get on and off a Moon than it would be to get on and off Mars gravity well..

This is exciting stuff. We have come a long way since the ISS was conceived with 70s technology.

If NASA is going to "eliminate" the ISS anyway, is there a way that Axiom Station can scavenge it for Parts? They May even PAY for some of them, like a Surplus Sales of Government Equipment sort of thing.

Perhaps the iss will slowly be replaced with axiom components that it might as well be a new station after that.

Great Video ! A great orbit to reach is the low inclination LEO CSS heading East from the KSC. This is a Fuel efficient orbit to reach and can also be supported by the ESA launch pad ! This orbit can support missions to the moon ! The LEO CSS will have a Fuel Depot nearby to support missions to the moon ! The inflatable modules will have the same weight and three times the volume of the old ISS tin can modules. The Tech developed to return to the moon to stay, can take US and the world to Mars and beyond ! tjl

nice

I wish I could invest, its so amazing

Very cool! Best wishes to Axiom Space!

Is the Canada arm going to deorbit with the ISS in the 2030s? Would make sense to just put it on the new station.

I wonder what rocket they’ll use to launch it

What rocket will launch the axiom modules?

Excited to see the next generation space stations come to life. I think it's a very elegant way to build new stations off of pre-existing ones, like here with Axiom-ISS. The new one can make use of existing infrasturcture, while the old one's usage can be extended for as long as possible. Like a caterpillar, attaching an detatching old and new modules all the time. I image this is how it'll be done often in the future. 🛰

By the time this things finally all built SpaceX could launch expendable Starships with 2 to 3 times its volume in a week.😮 actually if you put a collar on the top of the fuel dome & fuel header tank in the lox tank you could seal up the fuel tank to pop a inflatable hab into it, while being able to have enough propellant to make significant orbital changes as instead of 3 sealevel centre Raptors you have just 1 gimbaling vacuum Raptor! No fins or heat shield gives you plenty of deltaV. This gives you over 100ft x 30ft of pressurised volume to work with & 7 raptor vac engines with a small amount of fuel.

Very close to completion, just gotta Weld-er-up & she'll be done 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The next step is launch....... after Axiom's module has to go through testing at the space environment testing in Ohio. That could take months. You know that getting it certified to connect to ISS is going to be hard. It won't be a self-sufficient module, since it will be dependent on the ISS for power and stability. How long will it take to manufacture, test, and certify the power, ECLS and control module. THAT is what makes a space station. It think that the all-in-one space stations will be up sooner. I don't know if they will be safer, but they will be quicker. I would have trusted Bigelow, since they had prototypes under test in orbit. These other guys might be less than trustworthy, since they won't have NASA breathing down their necks. Axiom will have the safest modules, because they will have to satisfy NASA and they are basically the partner manufacturers of the ISS modules, but they won't be independent of ISS until 2028.

I'm excited to see what launch system Axiom intends to use to get Astronauts to their station. Although SpaceX has the best space launch system, Axiom's contract with NASA might lead them to use Starliner.

judging by the footage these guys aren't even close to launching, still looking at 3 to 4 years at this pace. This video is a tad too soon

ISS replacements are ramping up

Axios should Salvage useful resources from the Space Station

Well, 1 SpaceX Starship is the size of the ISS. It is a 14 story building, so 2 launches should be a produce good size space station, 200 tons to orbit per launch. So pretty close.

The Worlds most expensive Club House.

Not soon enough.

Axiom Space DFA. (DFA=Doesn't Mess Around) (ʘ_ʘ)

Why build another space station? Starship has as much internal volume as ISS. Why not just load it up with all the scientific stations you need, including crew, and launch the whole thing at once. You wouldn't need to do repairs on orbit, or reboost it. Just keep it on orbit for 6 to 12 months and land the whole thing when you're done. You wouldn't have to risk anyone doing space walks. Am I the only one who can think outsiide the box?

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Bro...how the boock this guy speaks?😂

The first thing launched should be a station that is capable of housing 20 people and serve as a rescue station. Complete with tugs capable of going out and recovering broken down ships. And have tools and men to make repairs

Someone tell me one thing the iss has done to benefit humanity?

How many more of these ridiculous space station designs are going to keep wasting money on. Gravity, and lack of it is the only obstacle remaining for long term habitation of space and the planets. Humans can not thrive in low gravity. When is the space exploration community going to address this. Such a waste of time and resources!

Please don't use any Boeing parts.

Sooo sloowwwwww

This is a potentially exciting video, with impressive visuals. But the AI voice speaks too quickly, and drones on in a way that makes it sound boring and forgettable. A live commentator who is really interested in the subject matter would result in a winning video about a subject we'd really look forward to.

Let me speak for all SpaceX fans when I say this station is stupid small and pointless. Like everything else in space this could be better accomplished by docking a bunch of starships together... Whiche are definitely working NOW and not still crashing into the ocean like all the haters keep saying. Starship then. Starship now. Starship forever!

It's great to hear about a new project not subject to the vaporware of Musk.