# Axiom Space Houston commercial space station developer positioned to inherit low Earth orbit as the ISS heads toward its 2030 deorbit. After financial strain (2024 payroll problems, valuation slipping to ~$2B), it closed a $525M+ round and then a separate $350M raise in February 2026 backed by [[Donald Trump Jr.]]'s [[1789 Capital]] and a Qatari fund — a direct politics-to-contracts hook worth watching as [[NASA]] awards commercial-station work. > Status: stub — expand with the Axiom Station program, private astronaut missions, the spacesuit contract, and the 1789 Capital/Qatar money trail. ## See Also - [[Commercial Space Sector]] - [[1789 Capital]] - [[Trump Family Corruption Ecosystem]]