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NASA seeks US industry proposals for commercial space stations
NASA has issued a call for proposals from US companies to develop commercial space stations, as the agency prepares for the eventual retirement of the International Space Station. Under the plan, private industry would build and operate new orbital destinations, with NASA becoming a customer rather than an operator. The move is part of the agency's strategy to sustain a US human presence in low Earth orbit after 2030 while NASA focuses resources on returning astronauts to the Moon.
Why now: NASA's invitation marks a major step in shifting low Earth orbit operations from government to private hands as the ISS era winds down.
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