Low-Earth Orbit: NASA Faces Impending Decisions for Replacing International Space Station with Commercial Stations
What GAO Found Facing the retirement of the International Space Station (ISS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning to replace it with one or more commercially owned and operated space stations. NASA’s goal is to transition from the ISS, a government-owned platform, to commercial space stations to ensure the U.S. maintains a continuous presence in low-Earth orbit (LEO). NASA is working with six U.S. companies to develop and certify commercial space stations that NASA and other customers could use in LEO. NASA has been working with the companies to mature their initial space station designs. NASA’s Commercial Providers’ Space Station Concepts As of May 2026, N.
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What GAO Found Facing the retirement of the International Space Station (ISS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning to replace it with one or more commercially owned and operated space stations.
NASA’s goal is to transition from the ISS, a government-owned platform, to commercial space stations to ensure the U.S. maintains a continuous presence in low-Earth orbit (LEO).
NASA is working with six U.S. companies to develop and certify commercial space stations that NASA and other customers could use in LEO.
NASA has been working with the companies to mature their initial space station designs.
NASA’s Commercial Providers’ Space Station Concepts As of May 2026, N…
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