Axiom Space has shuffled the assembly sequence of its space station to remove any dependence it would have on the International Space Station (ISS) by as soon as 2028. The plan has always been for Axiom to attach its modules to the ISS. The modules would then detach upon the ISS's retirement, creating a free-flying Axiom station.

Houston's Axiom Space is changing how it will assemble its commercial space station, called Axiom Station, to help NASA deorbit the International Space Station.

Axiom Space is modifying the order it will launch the world’s first commercial space station, much of which is slated to be assembled at its headquarters in Houston.