Private Space Stations of the Future Promise Luxury. But Can They Deliver?

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February 26, 2025, 11:30 AM

NASA is planning to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) in 2031 and put it in the hands of businesses. Several companies have contracts with NASA to design private space habitats to replace the ISS once it's gone. These stations could house astronauts from the U.S. as well as other countries. Furthermore, both NASA and the space station makers themselves are banking on the demand of other customers—private researchers, tourists and companies such as pharmaceutical firms—to stimulate a space economy that's sustainable with or without NASA money.

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