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2031 Breaking News: Nix arrives at the location the ISS would have inhabited just one year ago (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 days ago by [M] to c/spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works
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[–] [S] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

All jokes aside, I really hope that Nix pans out. Would be super cool to see a European ISS resupply vehicle.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago (1 child)

    Or resupply... Starlab? I'm hoping ESA takes a big stake in one of the new stations.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 days ago

    Starlab? I guess that is the one with the most ESA buy-in through Airbus.

    At this point I just hope someone gets something up and operational before the ISS retires. Seems like Vast will probably be first to get a module launched.

    • 2027 Q1: Vast Haven-1
    • 2027: Orbital Reef (contingent on Vulcan and/or New Glenn return to flight)
    • 2028: Axiom Station
    • 2028: Vast Haven-2
    • 2028: Bharatiya Antariksh Station
    • 2028: Russian Orbital Station (LOL, eat my hat Peter-Beck-style if this schedule holds)
    • 2029: Starlab (contingent on Starship Cargo variant)

    These timelines are getting kind of close to ISS retirement, and we haven't really seen hardware from anyone other than Vast and Axiom.

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