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NASA just approved a third company to send private astronauts to the International Space Station, accelerating plans for a future where multiple commercial space stations orbit Earth. Voyager Technologies joins Axiom Space and Vast in preparing missions that will help build the next generation of orbital outposts.
Congress just voted to keep the International Space Station flying until 2032, buying time for American companies to launch commercial space stations before China dominates orbit. The move ensures astronauts never have to leave low Earth orbit.
A California company just secured half a billion dollars to build the next generation of commercial space stations. Vast plans to launch its first station in 2027, opening up space for more countries and people than ever before.
A biotech company is booking space on a future commercial space station to manufacture artificial retinas in orbit that could restore sight to thousands of blind patients. The breakthrough could turn space into a medicine factory.
After 32 years of groundbreaking science and global cooperation, the International Space Station will retire in 2030, passing the torch to a new generation of commercial space stations. The transition marks an exciting evolution in humanity's presence in orbit.
After three decades orbiting Earth, the International Space Station will return home in 2030, closing a remarkable chapter of global teamwork that kept humans continuously in space since 2000. While the ISS era ends, it paves the way for exciting new commercial space stations that could make orbit more accessible than ever.
Haven-1, the world's first commercial space station, has completed its primary structure and is now entering clean room integration. The pioneering orbital outpost could beat competitors by years and help fill the gap when the International Space Station retires in 2030.