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We will also need to be sustainable in space, you can't just call an engineer out. Imagine if your computer had a Raspberry pi 5 and this worked fine, if it develops a fault, you just remove it, and replace with a new one.

If you are on a long term space mission being able to do this is going to be essential.

There also has to be scope to recycle and repair old satellites, solar cells, gold, and other components could be reused, or eventually stripped for parts / spares.

Right to repair will therefore be essential. Imagine if a starlink satellite could be captured at end of life (rather than burning up) taken apart and upgraded on a space station, then sent on a new mission.

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I think there is going to be a need, at some point, for multiple space stations both in Earth and Moon Orbit.

SpaceX et-al are also looking for a way to refuel in space, which is going to be essential for deeper space missions, e.g. Earth <> Moon and Earth/Moon <> Mars.

It would probably make sense to be able to dock somewhere and both take on fuel, supplies and perhaps drop off / store other components / spare parts etc.

Now that we have small modular reactors, from suppliers such as Rolls-Royce ( https://www.rolls-royce.com/innovation/small-modular-reactors.aspx#/ ) if we can safely deliver these in to space, then perhaps, alongside solar there will be a sustainable way to provide power and the infrastructure to do more in space.

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China’s Stranded Astronauts Return Home, But Its Space Station Crisis Is Far From Over

Three astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after being stranded due to a rare space debris incident. The…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #China #spacedebris #spacejunk #Spacestations
https://www.newsbeep.com/250714/

Keep creating #SpaceJunk, #Elon! Maybe it's time to send up the #SpaceJanitors, eh?

The #KesslerSyndrome: Crisis in Space Intensifies as Thousands of Satellites Crowd Earth Orbit

by Micah Hanks, May 8, 2025

Excerpt: "Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… as #SpaceX’s Starlink constellation continues to raise the number of operational satellites in orbit, scientists are raising alarms about the growing threat of #SpaceDebris. In our analysis this week, we’ll be looking at 1) the potential onset of the Kessler Syndrome, 2) how a cascading chain reaction of orbital collisions could jeopardize #satellites, #SpaceStations, and critical infrastructure in space, and 3) what space agencies like NASA and the ESA are doing to mitigate risks through debris removal missions and stricter deorbiting guidelines, amid concerns over whether current efforts will be enough to prevent orbital chaos."

https://thedebrief.org/the-kessler-syndrome-crisis-in-space-intensifies-as-thousands-of-satellites-crowd-earth-orbit/

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America needs a strong NASA

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/america-needs-a-strong-nasa/

Gravitics makes a $125M space station deal with Axiom
Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics says it has won a $125 million contract from Axiom Space to provide a pressurized spacecraft for Axiom’s yet-to-be-launched commercial space station.

The hardware would play a utility role by providing a varie
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/07/09/gravitics-makes-a-125m-space-station-deal-with-axiom/
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Exhibit celebrates space station dreams and realities
The dream of having people live and work in space didn’t start with billionaire Jeff Bezos, or even with rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun. Instead, you’d have to look back at least as far as 1869 — a full century before humans walked on the moon.

That’s just one of the fu
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/06/08/exhibit-celebrates-space-station-dreams-and-realities/
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Gravitics will work with Space Force on space station tech
Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics says it will work with Rocket Lab USA and other partners to adapt its space station architecture for the U.S. Space Force under the terms of a $1.7 million contract.

The contract was awarded through the 2023 SpaceWERX Tactically Res
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/04/25/gravitics-will-work-with-space-force-on-space-station-tech/
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