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Axiom Mission 5
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
NamesAx-5
Mission typePrivate spaceflight to the ISS
Operator
Mission duration14–21 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateNET January 2027[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC‑40
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Recovered byMV Shannon (planned)
Landing sitePacific Ocean (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony zenith
Axiom Space missions

Axiom Mission 5 (or Ax-5) is an upcoming private spaceflight to the International Space Station operated by Axiom Space using a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission is planned to launch no earlier than January 2027 and last about two weeks.[1]

Mission

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NASA announced on April 2, 2025, they would be seeking bids for two private missions to the ISS.[2] All prior private ISS contracts had been performed by Axiom.[a] Both upcoming missions would spend 14 days at the ISS.[2] On January 30, 2026, NASA announced that Axiom had won one of the two missions for Ax-5, targeted to launch no earlier than January 2027.[1] The other mission, PAM-6, was awarded to Vast while a third mission, VOYG-1 by Voyager Technologies, was announced on April 16.[3]

Payload integration will be performed by Voyager.[4] Ax-5, as with prior missions, will develop the techniques required for Axiom employed private astronauts to dock with their own private space station, the in-development Axiom Station.[4] The funds from the awarded contract, alongside a restructuring of Axiom's debt, will help Axiom continue to finance their Extravehicular Mobility Unit that they are developing for NASA for use on the Moon during the lunar landing scheduled for Artemis IV.[5]

Crew

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The mission will carry a professionally trained commander and three private astronauts. When the mission was announced, Axiom Space said it would submit four different crew proposals to NASA, which would make the final crew selection.[1]

Beginning in 2024, Axiom signed a series of memoranda of understanding with several national governments to fly astronauts on future private missions to the International Space Station. Agreements were announced with the Czech Republic,[6] Portugal,[7][8] the United Kingdom,[6] and Argentina.[9] The Czech agreement initially identified ESA astronaut Aleš Svoboda as a prospective crew member, but he was later reassigned to Vast's PAM-6 mission after the Czech government reached a separate agreement with Vast.[10]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Ax-1, Ax-2, Ax-3, and the then upcoming Ax-4.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Dooren, Jennifer M. "NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fifth Private Mission to Space Station". NASA. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "NASA Continues Support for Private Astronaut Missions to Space Station". NASA. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Doyle, Tiernan P. "NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station". NASA. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 Foust, Jeff. "Axiom wins fifth private astronaut mission to space station". SpaceNews. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Egan, John. "Axiom Space wins NASA contract for fifth private mission, lands $350M in financing". innovationmap. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 Parsonson, Andrew (6 September 2024). "Czech Government Signs Agreement with Axiom for Astronaut Mission". europeanspaceflight. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Axiom Space Selects Emiliano Ventura as Company's First-Ever Project Astronaut". Axiom Space. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Axiom Space, Portuguese Space Agency, and ANI Sign MoU to Ignite Era of Space Innovation at New Space Atlantic Summit". Axiom Space. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Apoyo al primer vuelo espacial tripulado por una candidata a astronauta argentina". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2 July 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  10. ↑ ESA (8 June 2026). "ESA signs an Agreement with Vast on behalf of the Czech Republic". esa.int. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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