NASA Seeks Industry Input on Next Phase of Commercial Space Stations NASA is requesting feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy to ensure a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station. The agency released a draft Phase 2 Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) Friday, asking for feedback from industry partners by 1 p.m. […] The post NASA Seeks Industry Input on Next Phase of Commercial Space Stations first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA Sees Key Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station As NASA continues its transition toward a commercial low Earth orbit marketplace, an agency-supported commercial space station, Starlab, recently completed five development and design milestones. Starlab’s planned design consists of a service module and a habitat that will be launched to orbit on a single flight. The milestones, part of a NASA Space Act Agreement […] The post NASA Sees Key Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Design Development A NASA-supported commercial space station, Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef, recently completed a human-in-the-loop testing milestone as the agency works toward developing commercial space stations in low Earth orbit. The human-in-the-loop test scenarios utilized individual participants or small groups to perform day-in-the-life walkthroughs in life-sized mockups of major station components. Participants provided feedback while simulating microgravity […] The post NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Design Development first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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