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Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private space station in 2026
By Andrew Jones published
Vast's Haven-1 is poised to become the first privately built space station, marking a turning point in the post-International Space Station era.

Will the ISS get another space plane visit before falling back to Earth in 2030? The dream may be fading
By Mike Wall published
Modifications to a cargo deal between Sierra Space and NASA may mean the Dream Chaser space plane never reaches the International Space Station.

Will the International Space Station be replaced before its fiery death in 2030?
By Paul Sutter published
NASA plans to send the ISS into Earth's atmosphere in 2030, and it has no plans for a replacement — at least, not directly.

Satellite spies both ISS and China's Tiangong space station | Space photo of the day for July 4, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Both stations are hubs of scientific research.

NASA astronaut aboard ISS captures colorful aurora in time-lapse footage of Earth from space (video)
By Anthony Wood published
The time-lapse footage was captured by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.

New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China's Tiangong space station
By Andrew Jones published
A newly discovered bacterial species aboard China's Tiangong space station may offer insights into how life can survive and potentially thrive in space.

International Space Station: Everything you need to know about the orbital laboratory
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Reference The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Explore the orbital laboratory in more detail here.

Moon-orbiting Gateway space station's habitat module arrives in the US (photos)
By Julian Dossett published
NASA released a set of photos highlighting the newly arrived HALO module for Gateway, a small space station that the agency aims to launch to lunar orbit in 2027.

Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch
By Tereza Pultarova published
The Starlab commercial space station project is moving toward the production phase, having passed a key development milestone with NASA.

Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station after key milestone (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
With primary structure qualification tests complete on its pathfinder module, Vast Space has updated the timeline for the launch of its Haven-1 commercial space station.
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