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Orbital Reef

by Blue OriginUS

Build a commercial station to replace the aging ISS, shared by companies and researchers. Without one, people would have no permanent place to live and work in orbit once the ISS retires.

ProtoStage 2 of 5

No launch date set; NASA is weighing a government core module that commercial station modules attach to.

Updated 26 Feb 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · First Orbital Reef module launch
  1. NASA funds Orbital Reef design (Commercial LEO Destinations)Dec 2021Complete.
  2. NASA floats a government core module for commercial stationsMar 2026Complete.
  3. First Orbital Reef module launchNot yet reached.

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