NASA selects Axiom for the Ax-5 private astronaut mission, targeted no earlier than January 2027

Axiom Space/Axiom Station

NASA and Axiom Space signed an order for the fifth private astronaut mission to the ISS, designated Axiom Mission 5, targeted to launch no earlier than January 2027 from Kennedy Space Center. The mission will spend up to 14 days aboard the station with four crew members proposed by Axiom for NASA and partner review.

• Launch target: no earlier than January 2027 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida
• Mission duration: up to 14 days aboard ISS; four crew members to be proposed and approved by NASA/partners
• Axiom purchases mission services from NASA (crew consumables, cargo, storage) and provides sample return capability
• NASA purchases cold-storage scientific sample return capability from Axiom