Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin have changed their minds about building a new orbital station to replace the ISS for NASA

The International Space Station (ISS), which has been in orbit for more than two decades, is at the end of a decade. Two companies have declined to build a new station.

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NASA wants to create a new orbital station after the ISS is sunk in the ocean. Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin, Nanoracks and Axiom Space have shown a desire to compete for a $500 million grant.The first has already turned down, while the second is close to a similar decision.

Northrop Grumman wanted to base the future orbital station on the Cygnus spacecraft. According to new information, Northrop will build the station, but not for NASA. The company intends to take part in the commercial project along with Airbus and Voyager Space.

As for Blue Origin, it has not yet officially announced its refusal. However, new information indicates that everything is going towards that. According to the source, Jeff Bezos is more interested in building lunar infrastructure and a lunar spacecraft than in building the Orbital Reef station. The company's co-operation with Sierra Space is now in question.

The decisions of Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin will have no effect on NASA's plans to build a new station in Earth's orbit. Nanoracks and Axiom Space remain in play. In addition, it is possible that other companies will be added to the project. For example, SpaceX and Vast Space.

Source: TechSpot