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NASA Opens Bidding for Private Space Stations to Replace the ISS
NASA has opened bidding for companies to build private space stations that would succeed the International Space Station once it is retired later this decade. The move is part of the agency's plan to shift low-Earth orbit operations to commercial operators while NASA focuses on deep-space exploration, and industry watchers are weighing which aerospace firms are best positioned to win the contracts.
Why now: The ISS is nearing retirement, so NASA's shift toward commercial space stations marks a major turning point in space policy that draws wide attention.
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- NASA Opens Bidding for Private Space Stations to Replace the ISS · Technology Org
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