
analysisAugust 1, 2026
Mega Space Structures: The Architecture of Future Stations
How future space stations actually get built: why the rocket fairing dictates every design, and how NASA's 2026 reversal reshaped the orbital race.

How future space stations actually get built: why the rocket fairing dictates every design, and how NASA's 2026 reversal reshaped the orbital race.

Inside Axiom Space: private astronaut missions, the AxEMU Artemis EVA suit, the AxH1 ISS module, and the staged plan for a standalone commercial station.

Italy's industrial space giants — Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, Leonardo — and how Turin became the factory building Europe's future in orbit.