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Space outposts

Gravitics wins $125M contract from Axiom for commercial space station hardware

Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics says it has won a $125 million contract from Axiom Space to provide a pressurized spacecraft for… Read More

Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger at Museum of Flight's selfie station

Museum of Flight exhibition celebrates 150 years of space station dreams and realities

The dream of having people live and work in space didn’t start with billionaire Jeff Bezos, or even with rocket… Read More

Illustration: Gravitics space station module in orbit

Gravitics plans to leverage space station architecture for $1.7M Space Force project

Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics says it will work with Rocket Lab USA and other partners to adapt its space station architecture… Read More

"Critical Mass" book cover illustration showing space station beyond moon

Fictional plans for building a space station beyond the moon reflect Jeff Bezos’ vision

If Jeff Bezos needs a blueprint for building a space station beyond the moon with ore from an asteroid, he… Read More

Illustration: StarMax module

Gravitics raises $20M for plans to build space station modules north of Seattle

A space venture called Gravitics has emerged from stealth with $20 million in seed funding and a plan to build… Read More

Illustration: Axiom Space modules attached to International Space Station

LEOcloud, Microsoft team up with Axiom Space to put cloud infrastructure in orbit

When Houston-based Axiom Space starts putting together its commercial space station, some out-of-this-world infrastructure for cloud computing could be close… Read More

Orbital Reef space station

Orbital Reef space station wins a key role in Hollywood movie even before it’s built

The commercial space station that Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has a hand in building, known as Orbital Reef.… Read More

Orbital Reef space station

Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Amazon and AWS join Blue Origin on Orbital Reef space station team

Amazon and its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, say they’re joining forces with another company founded by Jeff Bezos… Read More

Orbital Reef

Blue Origin teams up with Sierra Space, Boeing and others on ‘Orbital Reef’ space station project

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is joining forces with Colorado-based Sierra Space and a host of other partners, including… Read More

Axiom space station

How commercial space stations could become the final frontier for data and cybersecurity

What will commercial space stations be good for? The application that typically comes up would be their use as space… Read More

Nanoracks aims to test habitat-building method during SpaceX satellite mission

Nanoracks says it’ll put a metal-cutting robot to work in orbit next year as part of a satellite deployment mission,… Read More

The safest bet for space settlers? Would you believe it’s inside Mars’ moon Deimos?

The smaller of Mars’ two moons, Deimos, was named after the Greek god of terror — but the way former… Read More

After 50 years, space settlement experts update their vision for off-planet outposts

Fifty years ago, a Princeton physicist named Gerard O’Neill asked his students to help him come up with a plan… Read More

Blue Origin, Boeing and other ventures lay out ideas for commercial space stations

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has laid out a plan for building a commercial habitat for future… Read More

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