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the problem is I don't think there is interest in privatizing the station. I think it was floated at one point, but Axiom and Blue Origin seem to be more intere
by ericcumbee 3y ago
the problem is I don't think there is interest in privatizing the station. I think it was floated at one point, but Axiom and Blue Origin seem to be more interested in building their own stations.
especially when the prospect of being able to launch the entire orbital mass of the ISS on two expendable Super Heavy/Starship rockets is on the horizon.
also I don't know how hard it is to change the stations orbit inclination, but when they went from being Space Station Freedom to the ISS the orbit was changed to allow the Russians to be able to launch to it. That drastically reduced the amount the Shuttle could carry to the ISS. From my understanding Axiom and Blue Origin are both planning to optimize for launch from North America.
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