spacetoday.net: Axiom Space replaces CEO

Posted: Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
Commercial space station developer Axiom Space replaced its CEO Wednesday. The company announced that it had appointed Jonathan Cirtain as CEO, replacing Tejpaul Bhatia. The company described the move only as a “strategic leadership change to advance the company’s development of critical space infrastructure.” Bhatia, who joined Axiom in 2021 as chief revenue officer, was promoted to CEO in April. Cirtain is a former executive with nuclear technology company BWXT who joined IBX, the investment company whose portfolio includes Axiom Space, as president in May. Axiom is developing a commercial space station whose first module will be attached temporarily to the ISS starting in late 2027. It is also developing spacesuits for NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration effort.