NASA revises plans for commercial space station development

Published on August 6, 2025
Illustration of Starlab, a commercial space station under development by Voyager Space, which went public in January 2025. Credit: Voyager Space

NASA is changing course in its plans to support development of commercial space stations, a move that could also mean an end of a NASA permanent human presence in LEO

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