Axiom Station Update | Habitat One

Axiom Station’s ‘Habitat One’ module has taken another major step towards completion at the Thales Alenia Space production facility in Turin, Italy. Take a look at the module bulkhead and forward cone coming together as Axiom Space expands global access to low Earth orbit.
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Axiom Space is building for beyond, guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leading provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure, Axiom Space operates end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while developing its successor, Axiom Station - the world’s first commercial space station in low-Earth orbit, which will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. For more information about Axiom Space, visit www.axiomspace.com.
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[@carsongbaker]

Woohoo! Go axiom space! Y'all are killing it and paving the way forward

[@craigbowie8925]

Go Axiom Space! So cool to see this really happening.

[@MayuriK_it]

Proud to live near where this space station is being built, congrats Axiom and Thales Alenia Space!

[@ansomeBob]

Background "music" is far too loud and distracting.

[@SebastianWellsTL]

Agreed, it felt a bit too loud.

[@lyricbread]

So turn down the volume.

[@w9gb]

Agree, too loud for Standard Volume settings on KZbin. Regarding @lyricbread comment - Of course, BUT annoying step.

[@arian386]

Probably tiktok rot the editor's ears

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

Stop complaining; I already turned it down.

[@jonny3003]

Europe is far to weak in space right now, so this is a little gimpse of light for the future of Europe in space!

[@gavinregier6177]

Well Thales Alenia is certainly the front runner when it comes to space station modules

[@Ajax1984]

To be fair, Thales Alenia Space has been building modules for space stations for a while. The company is the second largest industrial participant in the International Space Station (ISS), having produced numerous pressurized modules for the European Space Agency (ESA) including the Cupola, the node modules, Harmony and Tranquility, or the structure of the Columbus laboratory.

[@JackMack465]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing this update. Good luck!

[@jamesf333]

Beautiful, thankyou so much! I am looking forward to your company continuing your fantastic journey. Can’t wait for the first module to be launched!!

[@mrflippant]

The word "update" suggests there is some interesting new technical or programmatic information being provided. This is just a marketing video with some "cinematic" video of components in a jig along with some talking points from a handful of suits.

[@MasterCakeX5]

guys, nice video but *please* turn down that music by 40% so everyone can understand the people first and the music later

[@Jayc5001]

Its tiny. Even in person I would not be that amazed by this construction. My room is the diameter of this thing. It's impressive that it's being built. But not because it's some amazing futuristic thing. It's the fact that it actually exists, and is this far into construction that's amazing. I want to see it flying in space and making money. Helping the space economy. I want to see bigger stuff though. I want to be actually amazed by ots scale. Something cruise ship sized maybe. They decide how far into the future large stations happen by forming a good product.

[@unity.2315]

I bet every confined space feels significantly larger in zero gravity than down here on earth

[@yanis905]

For larger modules, you'll have to wait until Sierra Space launches their LIFE habitat units.

[@joannot6706]

The way they but a "a" at the end of the words 😁

[@Bloodgod40]

The grammatical rules of modern standard Italian and most central Italian dialects don't allow for words to end on a final consonant. When native Italian speakers are speaking a language, such as English or German or such like, that has a lot of final consonants, it feels awkward and unnatural to them. A lot of them add in a little final vowel ("a", "uh") without even realizing they're doing it.

[@tikkivolta2854]

"e", not "a".

[@joannot6706]

@@Bloodgod40 So that's why!

[@lorendavidsonmusic]

I bet their English is better than your Italian.

[@joannot6706]

@@lorendavidsonmusic You are right, not better than my french though.

[@BusstterNutt]

Thank you for all the hard work in making these excellent videos.Maybe a 3D print model be available?

[@philofthefuture1570]

They should be proud of all they are doing though I save my enthusiasm for space things for when they get to space. Good luck Axiom. Looks amazing.

[@whiterabit998]

Hard to hear or focus😢

[@TheButterZone]

"Axiom Station" making me tear up because I envision more space stations running simultaneously.

[@jmcenanly1]

Probably using Starlink™ for tracking and data relay

[@chrisandtukky]

Music way to loud

[@tekmepikcha6830]

Please keep sending crew missions until the habitat is ready..

0:13 Probably better off walking through the doorway rather than walking into the door.

[@gate7clamp]

So that’s the smell of a brand new space station

[@lorisperfetto6021]

🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@ohedd]

Italians don't pronounce the letter 'e' in the end of every word challenge: impossible

[@emrekipmen]

Too loud background music, unrealistically too clean manufacturing space, too HR type speakers, too artificial presentation. 👎

[@tjpprojects7192]

They really couldn't go with Axiom Space Station.

[@Hoffice-e]

There is something important you musk know Rakmhsu and Aurak.

[@samimaki2577]

What rocket they will use to launch that?

[@nandesu]

Starship, of course.

[@Wurtoz9643]

Falcon 9

[@arthemis1039]

I guess it will depend on the offers and the market. They could go with any big rocket, FH, Starship if ready, Ariane 6, etc

[@IndovilliaSpace]

It is currently unknown, however given the size of space station modules I would assume Falcon Heavy or Vulcan for early launches and Starship for later launches

[@Hellmood_CZ]

You can do it, for Humanity !!!!!

[@izquier36-ml9fv]

from the price it's more a glory castle than an engereering solution to populate space

[@TeslaElonSpaceXFan]

😍😍

[@TheAugmentedMan1]

1:58 just keep in mind assuming everything at VastSpace goes according to plan Axiom wont be the first commercial space station... not even close

[@LeliaRitch]

FYI if I don't get it by then I'll let

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

When again is it to be launched? Was that in one year already? AXIOM Station will be about five modules. Are they all made one after the other? Like prototypes. 🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

[@SebastianWellsTL]

Epic! 😎

[@DarioushAryan]

great

[@simoney890]

i don't live too far from there, i really wish i could take a tour

[@annikentogo]

👀

[@neevgabay]

It does look a bit large diameter to launch it on F9 / FH, starship maybe?

[@dl2839]

It is the right size for a falcon 9. Falcon 9 is about 3.7 meters in diameter, about the same as the height of two people.

[@brendentodd9360]

It’s supposed to be launched on a F9, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see them change it to a FH just to be safe.

[@dsdy1205]

​@brendentodd9360 why? it's headed straight to LEO, and it's not like it's particularly heavy - modules by nature are hollow. An F9 would do just fine

[@goldenshatter]

The biggest problem is its not mass produced like legos bricks

[@TroyRubert]

LFG!!!!

[@nandesu]

How soon are you planning to contact Sierra Space?

[@michaelpetty8867]

Need to update the size for starship.

[@user-jenyai]

Не взлетит...

[@RamjetMetalDetecting]

Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see her in orbit. Please turn the music volume down. We want to hear the team clearly. Thanks

[@Pug71]

That looks like it’s got a long way to go

[@unboxtechy5916]

Which Rocket is used to get the space station to orbit

[@Wurtoz9643]

Falcon 9

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Great to see, a next step forward in the making.

[@gmergulhao]

very annoying background music

[@joansparky4439]

When are u going to design/show a 9m+ diameter version that fits on top of the starship booster with some custom upper stage BEFORE SpaceX does that on it's own?

[@MichaelWalker-wu2pq]

This early into Starships development? We don't know what the final versions of the Starship booster will be. How do you develop for a booster that is still in development itself?

[@joansparky4439]

@@MichaelWalker-wu2pq Hinging a companies future on soon-obsolete dimensions and specs is certainly not how one would do this. Talking to SX and having this ready when they are ready is the only way to be able to keep up with SX. Waiting on them to mature starship and THEN beginning to design cargo for it won't work.. as they'll be working on spacestation-like modules themselves (see HLS, see whatever is needed to get humans to Mars). Case-in-Point - the starship capable starlink sats ARE READY NOW.

[@joansparky4439]

@@MichaelWalker-wu2pq SX has sats for their new ship ready now. And by the time Axiom is ready SX will have to have created HLS and something tangible & believable for housing humans for a couple weeks/months on their way to Mars, meaning they will be able to do what Axiom tries to offer.. same case as with OneWeb.

[@therichieboy]

Free ticket to Axiom station for 1st 3 commentors.

[@numanoidnumanic7571]

Yes please! That would be something!

[@mobrien888]

What is that going to be placed into orbit with? Its massive!

[@Wurtoz9643]

Falcon 9

[@slevinshafel9395]

1:13 no way. Damn you stole my idea. I want to use friction welding in my Space Hotel. its give me more trust than overcocked wleding. is just preference dont mean the others cat be done. but i like friction welding.

[@br4nd0nh347]

This is far from complete. I would like to see how this progresses, but I don't think we'll see anything in the next 10 years...

[@basbekjenl]

Good, talk is cheap let's make it happen, let's turn it into a reality. The sooner we can have Axiom station the better. A real twenty first century orbital station, may it last until the next century!

[@JigilJigil]

Why is it not made in U.S by an American company?

[@ladydustin7811]

Because Thales Alenia is the absolute gold standard when it comes to building space stations. The build for ISS, are building for Axiom and also for the lunar gateway

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

That would be inherently dangerous. If it were ever completed at all. US companies are good at when NASA throws out the unlimited tax dollars. You can't expect a commercial company to pay like that. 🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

[@temper44]

The contract is too small. Boeing doesn't bid on fixed price contracts like this anymore. Thales on the other hand has no other work so they likely agreed to build this prototype on a shoe string budget and with no money up front.

[@bjorn2625]

What if I told you that other places exist and they might do stuff better than in the US?

[@arthemis1039]

Would you want to be in space on a Boeing built station ? No thanks, I'd rather have a reliable module made in Europe. The EU has basically the best quality control culture, even if it does drive up cost.