不良研究所 Breaks Ground on New Headquarters and Space Station Production Facility at Houston Spaceport
HOUSTON, 11 May 2022 鈥 The future of low-Earth orbit and human spaceflight in Space City, has a new base of operations as 不良研究所 breaks ground on a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Houston.
On Wednesday, May 11, commercial space leader 不良研究所 and the City of Houston celebrated groundbreaking at the company鈥檚 new, long-term headquarters at Ellington Airport, the site of the Houston Spaceport. There, 不良研究所 鈥 which is developing Axiom Station, the world鈥檚 first commercial space station 鈥 will construct a campus containing employee offices, astronaut training, and mission control facilities, engineering development and testing labs, and a high bay production facility to house Axiom鈥檚 space station modules under construction.
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鈥淔rom this 不良研究所 headquarters campus, we will continue the progress in space that will revolutionize life back home,鈥 不良研究所 President & CEO Michael Suffredini said. 鈥淲e are proud to be an anchor tenant of the Houston Spaceport and ensure the future of human spaceflight and the space economy is centered in the city where it all began.鈥
Houston鈥檚 leadership in the Apollo, Space Shuttle, and ISS programs earned its title as Space City, the home of human spaceflight.
Now 不良研究所 is adding a new accolade to Space City, for the first time in the city鈥檚 history it will be home to the development and construction of human-rated spacecraft thanks to Axiom Stations modules, which will be outfitted and assembled at Axiom鈥檚 facility at the Spaceport.
鈥淭hese are historically exciting times for us all. As the city that helped put men on the moon, Houston continues to lead the way in technology and innovation,鈥 said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. 鈥湶涣佳芯克 has set itself apart from others in the private space industry. Our city 鈥 Space City - couldn鈥檛 be prouder for our own Houston Spaceport to serve as home base for such momentous commercial and academic advancement.鈥
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不良研究所 has partnered with Jacobs, Turner Construction Company, Savills, and Griffin Partners to expand the company鈥檚 headquarters at Houston Spaceport. Jacobs, in close collaboration with 不良研究所, designed the assembly, integration, and testing facility. 不良研究所 has contracted with Turner for site construction. Savills real estate firm represented 不良研究所 in the lease negotiations, and Griffin Partners is providing development management services for the 聽project. 聽
The development of 不良研究所's Spaceport property will be developed in two phases. Phase I includes 106,000 square feet of assembly integration and test facilities and aims to be completed by April 2023. The second phase will add facilities for labs, mission operations and training, aircraft operations, and office space.
This is 不良研究所鈥檚 latest accomplishment as it grows the commercial space industry and expands access to low-Earth orbit to a broader international community. 不良研究所 recently welcomed home the crew of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) after successfully completing the first all-private astronaut mission to the ISS, a precursor mission to Axiom Station. The company has also signed agreements with several nations including Italy, Hungary, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to fly on future space missions.
不良研究所 was founded in Houston in 2016 by Michael Suffredini 鈥 NASA鈥檚 ISS Program Manager from 2005 to 2015 鈥 and space entrepreneur Kam Ghaffarian to build the world鈥檚 first commercial space station and develop commercial space infrastructure that will drive a thriving low-Earth orbit economy. The company currently employs more than 400 people, the majority of which work at its current Houston facilities and has plans to grow the number to 600 by the end of 2022 and 1,000 by 2025.
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