Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station

The Starlab commercial space station has fully booked its commercial payload space as it awaits the next phase of a NASA program.

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Voyager Technologies invests in Max Space

Voyager Technologies is investing in Max Space to help accelerate a partnership between the two companies on developing lunar habitats.

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Voyager Technologies and Max Space partner on lunar infrastructure

Voyager Technologies and Max Space, a company working on expandable habitats, plan to work together to use that technology for lunar exploration.

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#Axiom Station is designed to look like a boutique #hotel and is expected to launch in ๐Ÿ“† 2028. #VoyagerSpace aims to launch its version, called #Starlab, the same year, and #BlueOriginโ€™s #OrbitalReef #SpaceStation plans to follow in 2030.

While the cost of a stay aboard any of these outposts has not been released, expect ticket ๐ŸŽซ prices in the tens of millions of dollars at first https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1130030/commercial-space-stations-2026-breakthrough-technology/

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Commercial space stations: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

The first commercial orbital outpost is scheduled to launch this May.

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2027
12.5%
2028
17.5%
2029
2.5%
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67.5%
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Janus Henderson invests in Starlab Space

Starlab Space has secured funding from an investment group as development of its proposed commercial space station reaches a critical phase.

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โ€ข #Vast plans to send the 45 m3 #Haven1 to orbit in ๐Ÿ“† 2026, the 55 m3 #Haven2 in ๐Ÿ“† 2028
โ€ข #AxiomSpace plans to launch its first module to the #ISS in ๐Ÿ“† 2027, later joined by two 11 x 4.2 meter (145 m3) habitable modules
โ€ข #Airbus and #VoyagerSpace plan to launch the 450 m3 #Starlab ๐Ÿ“† 2028
โ€ข #SierraSpace and #BlueOrigin start operating the 830 m3 #OrbitalReef by the end of the decade

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/private-space-stations-of-the-future-promise-luxury-but-can-they-deliver/

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Private Space Stations of the Future Promise Luxury. But Can They Deliver?

Several companies have contracts with NASA to design private space habitats to replace the International Space Station once itโ€™s gone

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Space industry confronts twin disruptors: AI and geopolitics

Space businesses are under pressure to adapt as artificial intelligence and shifting geopolitics reshape their industry in ways that are still coming into focus.

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