Texas Space Commission Grant Backs Axiom’s Orbital Data Center

Mark Carreau May 27, 2025
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HOUSTON—Axiom Space has been awarded up to $5.5 million by the Texas Space Commission (TSC) to support development and initial operation of the Houston-based company’s Orbital Data Center (ODC) capabilities. The ODC is a planned scalable and resilient orbital computing architecture that will back a...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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