4iG: Space Industry Cooperation with Axiom Space

Hungary’s 4iG Space and Defence Ltd. (4iG S&D) has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Houston-based Axiom Space, Inc. to explore and develop joint space industry cooperation opportunities, including in the area of orbital data center (ODC) services, 4iG told MTI on Monday.

According to the information, the parties will set up a joint working group to explore areas for development along the synergies between the companies.

Houston-based space infrastructure developer Axiom Space is a leader in commercial spaceflight and space infrastructure development. The company is building the world's first commercial space station.

The US aerospace company provides solutions for microgravity research, with a focus on in-space data networks, storage and processing.

HUNOR, the Hungarian astronaut program, is also a partner of Axiom Space.

4iG S&D is an independent holding company combining the space and defense industrial interests of the 4iG Group, with the aim of entering the global market in satellite development, manufacturing, operation, satellite services, drone manufacturing, drone defense, defense industrial and digitalization services, among others. The objective of 4iG S&D's HUSAT Program, the first privately-initiated satellite program in Central and Eastern Europe, is to launch a constellation of one geostationary and a total of eight low-earth orbit Earth observation satellites by 2032, it said.