{"id":7643,"date":"2025-07-19T08:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T08:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/7643\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T08:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T08:42:09","slug":"nasa-touts-key-progress-on-starlab-space-station-a-successor-to-the-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/7643\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA touts key progress on Starlab space station, a successor to the ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"A<\/a>A conceptual rendering of Starlab commercial space station (Image source: Starlab; cropped)<\/p>\n

As the International Space Station nears retirement, NASA has reported major progress on the Starlab commercial space station, a key project in the plan to ensure a continuous human presence in low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n

NASA is actively preparing for a future beyond the International Space Station (ISS) by fostering a commercial marketplace in low Earth orbit. The agency recently announced that Starlab, one of the commercially developed space stations it supports, has successfully completed five key development and design landmarks. <\/p>\n

This progress marks a critical step in NASA’s strategy to transition from being an operator of a space station to becoming one of many customers for services in orbit. NASA is currently facilitating the design and development of multiple commercial space stations.<\/p>\n

As we work toward the future of low Earth orbit, these milestones demonstrate Starlab\u2019s dedication to building a commercial space station that can support human life and advance scientific research. \u2014\u00a0Angela Hart, program manager for NASA\u2019s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program.<\/p>\n

Having cleared its preliminary design and safety reviews, the Starlab project will now advance to detailed design and hardware development. The next major step is a critical design review scheduled for later this year, which will assess design maturity before construction can begin. <\/p>\n

In the most tangible sign of progress, the company has started building a full-scale, high-fidelity mockup of the station. This mockup will be located at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where it will be used for \u201chuman-in-the-loop\u201d testing to evaluate crew training, interior design, and in-flight procedures. The planned Starlab design consists of a habitat and a service module that will be sent to orbit on a single launch.<\/p>\n

\"Chibuike<\/a>Chibuike Okpara<\/a> – Tech Writer – 56 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2024<\/p>\n

I have always been fascinated by technology and digital devices my entire life and even got addicted to it. I have always marveled at the intricacy of even the simplest digital devices and systems around us. I have been writing and publishing articles online for about 6 years now, just about a year ago, I found myself lost in the marvel of smartphones and laptops we have in our hands every day. I developed a passion for learning about new devices and technologies that come with them and at some point, I asked myself, “Why not get into writing tech articles?” It is useless to say I followed up the idea \u2014 it is evident. I am an open-minded individual who derives an infinite amount of joy from researching and discovering new information, I believe there is so much to learn and such a short life to live, so I put my time to good use \u2014 learning new things. I am a ‘bookworm’ of the internet and digital devices. When I am not writing, you will find me on my devices still, I do explore and admire the beauty of nature and creatures. I am a fast learner and quickly adapt to changes, always looking forward to new adventures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A conceptual rendering of Starlab commercial space station (Image source: Starlab; cropped) As the International Space Station nears…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7644,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[214,49,48,8263,215,8261,207,4986,8262,213,206,216,212,208,209,66,306,8260,211,210],"class_list":["post-7643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-benchmarks","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-commercial-space-stations","tag-graphics-card","tag-iss-retiring","tag-laptop","tag-nasa-news","tag-nasas-new-space-station","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-science","tag-space","tag-starlab-commercial-space-station","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}