Since 2000 November The International Space Station has provided the office to the permanent human being in space, but its days are numbered. They say they are a mile, and the 420,000 miles that he drives every day – 17,500 miles per hour 24 hours – is more than most cars ever in their lifetime. Multiply this for more than 30 years and think that it is traveling to a inconsistent space for space, and it is wonderful that it has lasted long.
2030 NASA Deorbits will burn in the Earth’s atmosphere, which is a rude end of up to 30 years of international space cooperation. However, this will not be the end of the long -term occupation of man’s space. NASA is already planning to replace the low -land orbit space station, while three private companies are trying to win the contract. In addition, NASA wants to build a space station in the orbit around the moon as part of the Artemis program, although this can happen without renewing missions to Mars.
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Commercial space station
To come
NASA has learned that self -operating a space station is an expensive offer. President Reagan’s vision of the freedom of space station belonging to Americans and managing the freedom of space station eventually entered the International Space Station, which we know today and other countries share their costs. Today, NASA supports private companies to meet its needs.
The majority of SpaceX’s success is determined by the high NASA investment in the Falcon 9 rocket and the dragon spacecraft to attract cargo and astronauts to ISS. On the other hand, the Boeing Starliner did not retreat either. When it is no longer missed, it makes sense that NASA will also take place on a commercial road with a replacement space station.
Three companies made offers at NASA at another American space station. Axiom Space has a plan not only to build its own station, but also to combine its useful cargo, power and thermal module into ISS 2027. It would then become the Axiom Station center when the new modules were launched and attached to it.
Orbital Reef is another commercial space station offer supported by companies, including Sierra Space, Blue Origin and Boeing. It offers a “mixed business park in space”, focusing on research, commercial purposes and even tourism. Starlab is a third offer involved in Voyager, Airbus and Mitsubishi.
Gate to the moon
NASA offered by Gateway space station Lunar Orbit – NASA
NASA also has space station plans for low -earth orbit. An important aspect of the Artemis program includes the Gateway space station to orbit, not around the Earth, but around the moon. Orion capsule here will be a dock where astronauts will spend time in the lunar orbit, not crushing into a small capsule, as in the past. Astronauts will also move to the people’s landing system for travel to the lunar surface.
The gate will work more as ISS, except for the lunar orbit. NASA oversees the project and fly astronauts going to Artemis’ missions. Europe and Japan will provide some station modules, the United Arab Emirates will provide an air lock, and Canada will provide a new Canadarm, similar to the ESS and space shooting range. The first Gateway habitat module Halo (habitat and logistics corner) has already been built in Italy and is delivered to the Northrop Grumman device in Arizona to continue testing and preparing.
However, long -term projects such as Artemis are violated by short -term political goals. Due to the huge reduction of NASA’s budget, the entire Artemis program, including Gateway, threatens withdrawal. Initially, it was a priority to a crew Martian mission, but President Trump may mean that Mars shot may also be canceled again and again with Elon Musk.
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