Future HABITATS IN L.E.O.

NASA NextSTEP Award:  $140 mil.

Envisioned Crew:  TBD
Power:  ?    Volume:  ?

Mission/Vision:  “Construction of the world’s first commercial space station”,  from modules attached to ISS to independence.”
Intended Capabilities:  Hab One (Ax-H1) intends to have 4 crew quarters with research and manufacturing capacity. Hab Two (Ax-H2) will ad four further crew quarters with added complete life-support systems. The Research & Manufacturing Facility (Ax-RMF) will be a module for state of the art research. And the Power Thermal Module (Ax-PTM) will expand on environmental, life support, storage, and payload capabilities.
ASU Engagement:  Axiom and ASU are both executive-level Commercial Spaceflight Federation members. ASU’s growing expertise across robotics-teaming & human systems engineering could add value to Axiom’s training programs. Additionally, ASU’s lessons-learned from convening a University Advisory Council for another LEO architecture could be leveraged on Axiom’s behalf.

NASA Commercial LEO Destinations Award:  $130 mil. + $42 mil.

Envisioned Crew:  6-10
Power:  ?    Volume:  830m3

Mission/Vision:  “Space station business park with straightforword access for all.”
Intended Capabilities:  Capacities will include “Transport logistics, Leased space, Utilities, Multiple docking berths.” Will provide help with system hardware development, robotic and crew-tended operations and servicing & habitation amenities. 4-6 permanent crew.”
ASU Engagement:  ASU leads the Orbital Reef University Advisory Council, a global consortium of 14 universities (including Stanford & Oxford) with expertise in space and microgravity research. The Council will “focus academic community needs, stimulate research, advise novice researchers, evolve standards of conduct, and lead STEM outreach.”

NASA Commercial LEO Destinations Award:  $160 mil. + $57.5 mil

Envisioned Crew:  4
Power:  60kW    Volume:  340m3

Mission/Vision:  “Multifunctional Station for commerce & innovation, business and science.”
Intended Capabilities:  “Inflatable habitat, robotic arm for servicing cargo and external payloads, Ohio State Univ.’s George Washington Carver Science Park (GWCSP) state-of-the art lab will host advanced research and science covering 4 core topics & an open workbench.”
ASU Engagement:  ASU is informally part of discussion with Ohio State University on GWCSP research plans.

NASA Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 (CCSC-2) Agreement:  Unfunded, but NASA shared data & expertise

Envisioned Crew:  4 crew
Power:  Up to 1,000 watts    Volume:  ?

Mission/Vision:  “The world’s first commercial space station, a single-module station supports both crew and payloads, and provides both microgravity and Lunar artificial gravity environments.”
Intended Capabilities:   “The station plans to have logistics on board to facilitate docking with Dragon. With the addition of the Dragon spacecraft, Haven-1 would be able to sustain 4-crew missions with 24/7 communication facilities, up to 150 kg of preloaded cargo mass, and science, research, and in-space manufacturing opportunities for up to 30 days. Haven-1 also plans to be able to offer a variety of amenities and facilities to paying customers, such as having a large window dome on board for photography and viewing, always-on internet through onboard Wi-Fi, resting rooms, and more.”
ASU Engagement: …