Unparalleled LEO Expertise
Our team has been involved with every ISS mission since the program’s inception.
We are making the possibilities of Low Earth Orbit accessible to visionary governments, researchers, manufacturers, and individuals. Because we believe microgravity is the most promising environment for innovation and problem-solving since the Internet.
In 2022, we successfully completed the first private mission to the International Space Station and we are currently building the first commercial space station, set to launch Hab One in 2026; ensuring a brighter future for everyone on Earth and setting our course for life beyond it.
The leadership team includes world-class, specialized expertise in commercial utilization of microgravity, on-orbit operations, astronaut training, space medicine, space system architecture/design/development, engineering, marketing, and law.
Humanity’s next step off the planet starts with Axiom Space.
Founders
Axiom Space is led by co-founder and President/CEO Michael Suffredini, who served as NASA’s International Space Station Program Manager from 2005 to 2015 and oversaw the Station’s transition from assembly to operation and commercial utilization.
Co-founder and Executive Chairman Dr. Kam Ghaffarian founded Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., which rose to become NASA’s second-largest engineering services contractor and the entity which trained NASA astronauts and operated the ISS. Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. was acquired by KBR, Inc. in 2018.
Leadership Team
Matt Ondler
President
Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar
Chief Government & External Relations Officer
Mike Lungariello
Chief Financial Officer
Tejpaul Bhatia
Chief Revenue Officer
Allen Flynt
Chief Officer, Mission Services
Rex Walheim
Chief Safety Officer
Michael López-Alegría
Chief Astronaut
Peggy Whitson
Astronaut, Director of Human Space Flight
Koichi Wakata
Astronaut, Chief Technology Officer Asia-Pacific Region
Dr. Michael Baine
Chief Technology Officer
Christian Maender
Executive Vice President, Space Commercialization
Mark Greeley
Executive Vice President, Program Manager, Commercial Space Station
Russell Ralston
Vice President, EVA Program Management, Engineering
Contact Us
Axiom Space Headquarters
1290 Hercules Avenue
Houston, Texas 77058
(346) 293-7045
Media: media@axiomspace.com
Investors: investors@axiomspace.com
Careers: Start your mission here.