Doha, Qatar and Houston, Texas – February 12, 2026 – QIA announced today that it has invested in Axiom Space, a leader in commercial human space exploration. Axiom Space raised a total of USD $350 million in the financing round, co-led by QIA and TypeOne Ventures with participation from 4iG, LuminArx Capital Management, and Axiom Space Founder and Executive Chairman Kam Ghaffarian, among others.
Axiom Space is at the forefront of the emerging commercial space economy, building infrastructure and delivering technology-driven services that will enable human spaceflight, microgravity research, in-space manufacturing, and orbital data computing for decades to come. The investment will advance Axiom Space’s mission to develop Axiom Station, the planned successor to the International Space Station (ISS), and advance its next-generation spacesuits which will be used as part of NASA’s Artemis III mission when the United States returns to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
The financing, which includes both equity and debt components, will fund continued development of Axiom Station and production of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) under its NASA spacesuit contract.
QIA’s participation in the financing reflects its strategy of partnering with innovative companies in emerging sectors by providing capital to support growth, technological advancement, and sustainable value creation.
About Axiom Space
Axiom Space is a human space exploration company, building era-defining space infrastructure and delivering technology-driven solutions that will empower civilization to transcend Earth. Beginning with Axiom Station, successor to the International Space Station, the company is pioneering a next-generation orbital settlement that will foster groundbreaking innovation and research in microgravity and drive the global space economy of tomorrow. Today, guided by the vision of leading humanity's expansion off planet, Axiom Space is the principal provider of commercial human spaceflight services and developer of advanced spacesuits for the Moon and beyond. For more information about Axiom Space, visit www.axiomspace.com.