Sentences with phrase «private space station»

So now I'm saying we need a commitment from NASA for that port for somebody, some entity that wants to try to [build private space stations].

As Axiom's president, Suffredini's goal is simple: to build and fly the world's first private space station, using the ISS as a springboard.

Bezos» Blue Origin is rapidly passing milestones with its BE-4 engine, SpaceX astounded millions with its Falcon Heavy launch, Virgin Galactic completed the first powered flight of its Unity rocket and Bigelow took the next step toward the world's first habitable private space station with Bigelow Space Operations.

Are you worried about competitors like Bigelow Aerospace, which is already using the ISS to test technology for their planned private space station?

Axiom's module would be the foundation for a full - blown private space station that would debut after the ISS's retirement, which is tentatively slated for 2024.

People have talked about making private space stations for decades, even before on - orbit construction began on the ISS.

Even though the aging station will likely outlive its useful life span by 2024, American companies hope to build its successor by mounting capsules to the ISS that could eventually serve as private space stations.

Such a scheme would also mean that the space agencies owning and operating the ISS today would be customers buying services on a public - private basis from private space stations.

It is clear to me there is a growing need for a private space station.

So why would a private space station be cheaper?

It sounds like you could get enough business to justify a private space station right now.

Bigelow's company, which has reserved a payload spot for a future SpaceX launch, says its ultimate goal is to build a private space station, a sort of orbital strip mall, a place that could host driving ranges, hotels, or any number of other commercial ventures.

Malin Akerman (above) and Jake Lacy play - really quite badly - the hugely wealthy Wyden siblings who have been experimenting with gene - editing on their private space station