Commercial space stations
The first commercial orbital outpost is scheduled to launch this May.

For more than 20 years, the International Space Station has been humanity’s home in orbit. But with the ISS expected to retire in 2031, a new era is taking shape—one led by private companies.

NASA has invested over $500 million in commercial space stations, alongside projects funded independently. The first to launch is Vast Space’s Haven-1, planned for May 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. The compact station will host crews of four for short 10-day missions, allowing paying customers to experience microgravity and carry out research.

More stations are on the way. Axiom Space plans its hotel-style Axiom Station for 2028, alongside Voyager Space’s Starlab, with Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef following around 2030. While early tickets will cost millions, these stations could open space to more people and push human life beyond Earth closer to reality.

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