{"id":934607,"date":"2026-10-16T01:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934607\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T01:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:34:11","slug":"nasa-opens-bidding-for-next-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934607\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Opens Bidding For Next Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NASA is looking for commercial alternatives to host astronauts and microgravity research programs in low Earth orbit after the International Space Station is decommissioned in four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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NASA has finally opened the door to the next era of human presence in low Earth orbit. On Oct. 9, the agency issued the final request for proposals for Phase 2 of its Commercial Low-Earth-Orbit Destinations program\u2014a 648-page solicitation that asks private companies not only to design a space…<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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