NASA REWRITES THE RULES FOR DEVELOPERS OF PRIVATE SPACE STATIONS
✍️ NASA has issued a new directive on how it will procure replacements for the International Space Station, due to budget cuts and concerns about the readiness of commercial space stations.
👉 NASA has issued a new directive on commercial space stations due to budget cuts and concerns about readiness
👉 The agency will extend the current program of Space Act Agreements to multiple participants
👉 A minimum of two and preferably three providers will be awarded within six months of the formal announcement of a proposal
👉 The minimum required capability will be reduced from "full operational capability" to "4 crew for 1-month increments"
👉 Companies will have more leeway in designing their stations under the new approach
👉 Vast's Haven-1 module is designed for four astronauts to spend two weeks in orbit and has a more straightforward pathway to building a station that meets NASA's minimum requirements
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