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NASA Faces Impending Decisions for Replacing International Space Station with Commercial Stations

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June 28, 2026

NASA Faces Impending Decisions for Replacing International Space Station with Commercial Stations

NASA is working with 6 commercial companies on developing space stations that NASA and other customers could use in low-Earth orbit. NASA needs to decide by next year whether a commercial station will be ready to replace the ISS before its planned retirement in 2030, or whether it should make other plans like extending the ISS’s life.

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