Space Stations & Space Habitats - Factories in Space

List of commercial space stations and even larger space habitats.

Last updated: 2024-07-31. Entries: 42

Name	Products & Services	Category	Service Type	Field	Status	Oneliner
Airbus	LOOP	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Concept	Airbus is ready to take the next step towards the Space Station of the future: With the Airbus LOOP, a multi-purpose orbital module.
ASTROLAB SAS		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Reusable Satellite, Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	-	Development	ASTROLAB is developing the first robotic "Laboratory-Station" which will allow researchers to easily conduct experiments in microgravity.
Axiom Space	Axiom Station, AxStation, Axiom Commercial Segment, Orbital Segment	Commercial Space Station, Space Tourism	Commercial Space Station, Commercial ISS Module	Large Space Structures	Development	Axiom Space operates missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Axiom Space is also the builder and future owner and operator of Axiom Station, the successor to the ISS.
Bigelow Space Operations	B330, First Base	Commercial Space Station, Space Tourism	Commercial Space Station, Surface Habitats	Commercial ISS Module	Dormant	Bigelow Space Operations, will handles sales, customer service and the operations of the commercial space stations that Bigelow Aerospace will manufacture.
Blue Origin	Orbital Reef	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Development	Blue Origin and Sierra Space have partnered to develop Orbital Reef, a commercially owned and operated space station to be built in low-Earth orbit.
DEHAS Limited		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Early stage	Applied for NASA's Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations.
Exodus Star	Rotating Space Station (RSS)	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Space Mining	Artificial Gravity	Concept	Exodus Star provides space habitats in low Earth orbit, this small 268ft diameter rotating space station will provide 1G and less of gravity enabling long term habitation without the negative effects of living in space.
Future Space Architecture		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Commercial ISS Module	Commercial ISS Module, Inflatables	Concept, Pivot	Future Space Architecture is a space architecture research and design Studio with particular competency in Human-Systems Integration and cross-disciplinary coordination.
Galactic Harbour		Commercial Space Station	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Commercial Space Station, Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling	-	Concept	The Galactic Harbour is the unification of Transportation and Enterprise, a transportation infrastructure delivering cargo to space; routinely and inexpensively
Galactic Suite Design	Galactic Suite Space Resort	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Commercial Lunar Lander	-	Dormant	The company develops concepts, design and interiors of habitats and vehicles.
Gateway Spaceport (Offworld Industries)	VERA Station	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Space Station Module, Space Construction Company, In-Space Manufacturing	-	Concept	Gateway Spaceport was formed to build the first spaceport. Our plan includes developing a robust space construction industry, the first artificial gravity space station, and finally the Gateway.
Gravitics	StarMax	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Commercial ISS Module	Commercial ISS Module	Development	Gravitics manufactures advanced space station modules and free-flyers that enable incredible possibilities in space.
Hamon Industries		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Concept	Applied for NASA's Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations.
InterPlanetary Ventures		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	Space Habitats (In-Space)	Dormant, Concept	Goal is to create the terrestrial and space based infrastructure required to support humanity's permanent expansion into the bountiful reaches of our solar system.
Japan LEO Shachu (Mitsui & Co)	Japan Module	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Space Station Module	-	Development	Japan LEO Shachu reportedly plans to develop the “Japan Module” for commercial space stations.
Leviathan Space Industries		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	Artificial Gravity, Space Habitats (In-Space)	Dormant, Concept	Goal is to build a permanent presence in outer space through a Space Station Network, that will facilitate travel to Mars and the other planets in the Solar system.
Maverick Space Systems		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Concept	Applied for NASA's Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations.
Max Space		Commercial Space Station, Surface Habitat	Commercial Space Station, Surface Habitats	Commercial ISS Module, Inflatables	Development	Max Space is creating expandable habitats for people and storage that are low-cost, have more livable room, and easier to get up into space.
MirCorp	Mini Station 1	Commercial Space Station, Space Tourism	Commercial Space Station, Space Entertainment, Commercial Astronaut Services	Space Tourism	Dormant	MirCorp was created by visionaries who understood that the time had arrived when the private sector was able to run manned space operations.
Nanoracks (Voyager Space)	Outpost, Starlab	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Development, Cancelled	Nanoracks commercial low-Earth orbit destination, in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin, is called “Starlab.”
Nexus Aurora	Orbital Can Station, MDRS FARMM	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Surface Habitats, In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)	Food for Space	Concept	Initially brought together for the Mars Society City State Competition, we now collaborate around the globe to develop solutions to the hardest challenges of space while educating and connecting with one another.
Northrop Grumman	Commercial Space Station, Persistent Platform	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Development	D esign for a modular, commercial destination in low-Earth orbit is built on decades of experience.
Orbital Outpost X (Space Villages)		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, In-Space Assembly, Hardware	Large Space Structures	Development	Creating a Space Village in Low Earth Orbit for scientific exploration, low gravity manufacturing and more.
Orion Span	Aurora Station	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Dormant, Development	World's First Luxury Space Hotel in orbit 200 miles above the Earth's surface launching in 2021.
Radiant Space Systems	Earthshine-Mini, Earthshine-Robotic	Commercial Space Station, Robotic Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Robotic Space Station	-	Early stage	At Radiant Space Systems, Inc., we are developing both manned and robotic space habitats to lower barriers to entry for performing science, manufacturing and tourism in space.
ROVIAL	Breakthrough	Commercial Space Station, Space Utilities	In-Space Assembly, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Space Solar Power	Space Solar Power	Development	High-power Solar Space Platforms. Catapulting space-based power generation to the magnitude of megawatts.
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)	Orbital Reef, LIFE Habitat	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	Commercial ISS Module, Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator	Development	Built in collaboration with Blue Origin, Sierra Space’s Orbital Reef team also includes aerospace giant Boeing and the contractors Redwire Space and Genesis Engineering.
Space Applications Services	STARFAB	Robotic Space Station	Robotic Space Station	-	Concept	Our first application are 3D heart models to study the effects of the space environment and radiation on the heart.
Space Entertainment Enterprise	SEE-1	Commercial Space Station	Commercial ISS Module, Space Entertainment	Movie or TV show	Development	Called SEE-1, the space station module would be “the world’s ﬁrst content and entertainment studios and multipurpose arena in space.
Space Industries Incorporated	Space Industrial Facility	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Dormant	Space Industries Incorporated was a company formed in the 1980s for the purpose of building a privately owned space station, which was to be called the Industrial Space Facility (ISF).
Space Island Group		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Space Tug, Space Tourism Activities, Space Solar Power	-	Dormant	Dedicated to the development of commerce, research, manufacturing and tourism in space.
Space Islands (Hilton International)		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Space Tourism Activities	Space Tourism	Dormant	Commercial space station project proposed by Hilton International in 1999 to be constructed from used space shuttle fuel tanks.
Space Villages (Space Infrastructure Ventures)	RoWo	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Robotic Space Station, Persistent Platform, In-Space Assembly, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), On-Orbit Servicing	-	Development	Developing and operating a commercial LEO destination. We envision a robotic and crewed station able of growing with the market and provide a range of services to the upcoming LEO economy.
Spacehab	Enterprise	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Commercial ISS Module, Space Entertainment	Commercial ISS Module	Cancelled	Spacehab owns and operates supply and research modules that are carried on NASA's space shuttles. Its modules also supply Russia's Mir space station with items ranging from food to clothing to technical equipment. Spacehab announced a partnership with Energia to develop a commercial module called Enterprise for the station’s Russian segment. Enterprise never moved beyond the concept stage. Spacehab, a Houston-based firm that builds laboratory modules for conducting research in orbit, in 2000 spun off a venture with the Russians called Space Media, which would use a new commercial module, Enterprise, that the company hopes to dock to the space station in order to “develop space-related media and edutainment [sic] opportunities.” The business plan may have been slightly ahead of its time, however. A year later Space Media was laying off staff, and is now biding its time before rushing to put the first studio in orbit.
Spartan Space	O-HAB	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Space Suits & Garments	Inflatables	Concept	Develop an inflatable LEO habitat concept called Orbital EUROHAB (O-HAB).
Starlab (Voyager Space, Airbus)	Starlab	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Development	Starlab is planned to be the first continuously crewed, free-flying commercial space station.
Synodic Space Labs (Synodic Space Settlement)		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station	-	Concept	We primarily focus on research, design, and development of a stellar space settlement system. It would be able to inhabit around 12500 people simultaneously.
The Fairchild Space Company		Commercial Space Station, Cargo Transport Service	Commercial Space Station, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Automated Microgravity Laboratory	Dormant, Cancelled	Planned to spent $150 million on its first ''leasecraft,'' to be launched by 1988. The platform, one of three planned, is seen as ''an industrial park in space, a place where people can make things or observe the earth. ''We will supply the heat, light and the communications - the real estate out there.''
ThinkOrbital (Think Orbital)	ThinkPlatform-1	Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Space Construction Company, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), On-Orbit Servicing, Space Tug	Large Space Structures, Space Welding, Toolkit	Development	ThinkOrbital delivers a large, scalable and cost-efficient space structure for the New Space economy. Our ThinkPlatforms are based on mature technologies available today, configured for single-launch, autonomous assembly in-orbit, re-imagining opportunities for satellite servicing, space debris processing, in-space manufacturing, on-orbit storage, refuelling, space tourism and research.
VAST		Commercial Space Station	Commercial Space Station, Commercial Astronaut Services, Space Tourism Activities	Artificial Gravity	Development	Vast in developing artificial gravity space stations to expand humanity across the solar system.
Vellon Space	Space-Lab, AsteriX Lab	In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity & ISS Flight Service, Commercial Space Station	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Research Payloads, Commercial Space Station	Automated Microgravity Laboratory, Reusable	Early stage	Vellon Space is a space technology startup, building "Vellon Space-Lab" a reusable unmanned orbiting space station for facilitating space experiments, manufacturing, technology demonstration, and explorations.
Voyager Space		Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous	-	Cancelled, Reorganized	Starlab is planned to be the first continuously crewed, free-flying commercial space station.

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