NASA Pauses Post-ISS Planning, Proposes Alternative Module

proposed core International Space Station module

NASA proposed a new International Space Station module to transition into commercial operations.

Credit: NASA concept
Aspiring commercial space station operators hoping for clarity on NASA’s plans to shift its microgravity research programs to one or more new platforms after the International Space Station is retired were left with more questions than answers after the agency floated an alternative path forward...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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