The Truth About NASA's New Space Station! (Axiom)

The Truth About NASA's New Space Station!

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[lordgarion]

Have to admit that being able to help build something like the ISS, and then decades later, get to build your own space station using the ISS as it's base, and then leave, like a child leaving home, would be all kinds of awesome.

[GetFitEatRight]

I honestly see no issue with Axiom having so much experience. I think it makes them less likely to make the same mistakes and keep costs down.

[kokbasE]

Axiom is not the first nor the only commercial module docked to the ISS. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) has been docked to the ISS since 2016...

[vdwhite]

Didnt know axiom was just nasa in a business suit. Thats crazy

[joellamkins]

“The Right Stuff” was about the NASA Mercury Program and the original NASA astronauts., not the Apollo program.

[bazoo]

You forget the inflatable Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, still docked to the ISS and serving as an additional storage space. Sadly, Bigelow suspended operations two years ago, but this _was_ the first module by a private company to be docked to the ISS.

[thanksfernuthin]

Great info. On one hand I'm glad they are utilizing the wisdom and experience of people who are exceptionally qualified. On the other hand I worry that this was a no bid attempt to create a clique where they take care of their friends and expect to be taken care of themselves in the future.

[i-love-space]

What I didn't see you talk about was the orbital maneuvering section and the refueling system. Without periodic boosting, the new Station will decay. It also needs a system to orient the station in orbit, either with powerful gyros or an RCS system (or both, since gyros eventually develop too much spin.) The RCS needs refueling.
If there is no thrust and control module, which spacecraft in the US inventory will be re-boosting the Station? Dragon 2 has the OMS facing the wrong direction. I think the Starliner may have the re-boost capability. Not sure if Dream Chaser has any nose thruster that can re-boost, since it docks the Service Module to the station.

[FinGeeknow]

I'm all for hosting scientific experiments in LEO, however, what we really need is a true manufacturing plant up there in LEO which can manufacture the parts needed for a much larger manufacturing plant in L1 or L2. That plant would basically build out larger spacecraft that wouldn't need to go back and forth out of Earth's gravity well. It's like building a shipyard.. you wouldn't build one out in the middle of nowhere without access to the actual ocean; nor are you expected to haul a cruise ship (or other large oceanic craft) back to being land-bound.

[nekomakhea]

They named the space station after the one in WALL-E lol

[cliffhanger]

That test stand had a long time to cure. These additions are going to seal the deal for quite a few launches. Great job SpaceX and all of you fighting the good fight on the ground and being our eyes and ears for this journey! ❤🎉

[k.sullivan]

I like the idea of the transparent bubble at the bottom of the station. I would rather see one big enough to have a lounge kind of seating area for people to sit and socialize. I would be like a getaway from the closed in feeling the Space station may create. It might be a way for people to relax and destress. I think that once Space X solves all of their problems with Star Ship and make it a complete success, they should start focusing on ways to create much larger space stations with all of the capabilities that humans need to spend years in orbit around other planets and moons in our solar system. These capabilities must include these top features: 1) Gravitational spin. 2) Complete protection from solar radiation. 3) Recycling systems. 4) Several dock ports (that might just be mainly for small shuttles) 5) A second smaller space station in orbit near the main space station that would act as a parking lot for other ships that wish to visit the main station. The second station would not need Gravitational Spin, or as much radiation shielding. Visitors would only be staying at the smaller station for a few days at a time. The smaller station would also act as an emergency place to go if there was a major catastraphy on the main station. 6) There would need to be greenhouses for growing on the station. 6) There would need to be a medical bay. 7) There would need to be accomodations for hundreds of people at the very least.

[vulcand]

They hired people that know what they are doing. Good plan.

[larrybliss]

Since the Axion crew quarters are nicer than the ISS quarters. I predict the ISS crew will be a little jealous of the newer rooms.

[Tinman_]

Assuming that the Axiom leadership is dedicated to the mission and not "take the money and run" as ppl in executive positions of other companies have done in the past (golden parachutes), then the company goals of building the new station are admirable and obtainable. 😎

[Digikidthevoiceofreason]

6:06. “Pannel”. SERIOUSLY?!?!?!

Spell check. USE IT BEFORE YOU PUBLISH.

[lavenderlilacproductions]

I've often wondered if moving the ISS into a junkyard orbit with plans to eventually let another innovator melt down the already refined metals would be more useful than launching new stuff at $10k per kilo

[rivimey]

To be honest I *really* want the current ISS to be saved, not destroyed, even if at present it is only mothballed somehow. Surely it could be boosted into a MEO and left? Assuming we survive as a species for the next decades, it could be one of the first items in humanity's Space Archaeology museum! Also, getting all that mass into orbit has cost a lot, surely there will be a use for it even if it cannot be realized right now?

[rexringtail]

Skylab was underrated in terms of design, both functionally and aesthetically. Much more pleasant and interesting than the ISS

[theboatgoat]

Brilliant video! These get better and better, keep up the good work and thanks for the news.