NASA Is Decommissioning the ISS. It’s Asking Businesses to Take Its Place in Space

NASA is decommissioning the ISS. It’s asking businesses to take its place in space

On Friday, the agency submitted its request for proposals from space industry businesses and organizations to develop new commercial space stations in low Earth orbit.

NASA Launches Quest for Commercial Space Facilities Succeeding International Space Station

Late last week NASA launched its request for proposals via its “Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destination Contract (CLDC).” The October 9 RFP’s principal purpose is for NASA to acquire services from a commercially owned and operated LEO Destination that can provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective end-to-end services to succeed the International Space Station (ISS). […]

What Does NASA’s New Competition Mean for Commercial Space Stations?

On October 9, 2026, NASA released its final request for proposals for commercial space stations that could support human spaceflight after the International Space Station (ISS) retires. The agency’s announcement of the competition sets a December 8, 2026, proposal deadline and identifies spring 2027 as the expected period for contract awards. Those awards would begin another stage of development, rather than establish that a replacement station …