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Nasa Shifts to Commercial Space Stations as ISS Deorbits

10/14/2025

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration will transition from the ISS to commercial space stations as the ISS is deorbited in 2030.
Since November 2000, the ISS has maintained human presence in low-Earth orbit.
The ISS has hosted more than 4,000 experiments across fields.
In September 2025, NASA funded companies to develop commercial space stations.
China's Tiangong space station will continue operating and could become the longest continually inhabited space station.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration will transition from the ISS to commercial space stations as the ISS is deorbited in 2030.
Since November 2000, the ISS has maintained human presence in low-Earth orbit.
The ISS has hosted more than 4,000 experiments across fields.
In September 2025, NASA funded companies to develop commercial space stations.
China's Tiangong space station will continue operating and could become the longest continually inhabited space station.