
2 companies in this sector
With the ISS approaching retirement around 2030, a new generation of commercial space stations is being developed. Axiom Space, Blue Origin (Orbital Reef), Nanoracks (Starlab), and Northrop Grumman are building platforms for research, manufacturing, tourism, and national space programs — creating a multi-billion dollar commercial LEO economy.
CLD Phase 1
$415M
NASA awards
ISS Successor
3+
Commercial stations in dev
Target Year
2028
First free-flyers
Companies Tracked
2
0 public + 2 private
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