NASA Finally Releases a Critical Planning Document for Private Space Stations

NASA finally releases a critical planning document for private space stations

Industry finally knows what NASA is asking of them."

NASA Launches $1 Billion Contest to Build Commercial Space Station Replacing ISS by 2030

NASA has fired the starting gun on one of the biggest contracts in commercial spaceflight, releasing a draft solicitation on 6 July inviting private firms to design, build, and operate a space station to replace the ageing International Space Station (ISS). The prize is a foothold in a market analysts expect to grow from roughly $4.2B (£3.1B) today to more than $20B (£15B) by the mid-2030s, with the winners becoming the landlords of low Earth or…

NASA Sends Out a Request for Proposals to Replace the ISS

I have written about the end-of-life plans for the International Space Station (ISS) before and about potential replacements. Only this week, NASA finally issued a draft request for proposal (RFP) to industry partners to submit designs with plans for building and operating an ISS successor. The presence of a permanent Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO) successor to the ISS cannot be underestimated. The ISS has been both a valued environment where humans h…

Wanted! Commercial Successor for the International Space Station

Earlier this week, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on evolving to commercial space stations. The RFP’s purpose is aimed at ensuring a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station. Commercial marketplace “NASA’s review reflects what we’ve been hearing from industry throughout […]