NASA Issues Draft Soliciation For Commercial Space Station Program

Irene Klotz September 08, 2025
Credit:Stephen Hoburg/NASA Caption: Astronaut Stephen Hoburg captured this image of the station's Starboard-6 truss structure during a spacewalk in June 2023. The station, a project of 15 nations, is expected to be decommissioned in 2030.

Astronaut Stephen Hoburg captured this image of the International Space Station's Starboard-6 truss structure during a spacewalk in June 2023. The station, a project of 15 nations, is expected to be decommissioned in 2030.

Credit: Stephen Hoburg/NASA
NASA has released a draft of a newly revamped solicitation for commercial partners to develop a human outpost to succeed the International Space Station (ISS), which is due to be retired in five years. As part of its Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP), NASA plans to delay...
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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