Vast Takes a Giant Leap Towards Building a Private Space Station
2026-02-21 06:26:00 ET
In the race to build a new space station to replace the aging International Space Station (ISS), two teams stand out:
Orbital Reef, one of the first projects to throw its hat in the ring, is a joint venture led by Blue Origin and backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos but also including partners Sierra Space, Redwire (NYSE: RDW) , Boeing , and Amazon.com .
Its archrival Starlab boasts the biggest, best-funded, and most international team, including companies ranging from Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) , which is leading the project, to Hilton Worldwide , Janus Henderson Group , Leidos , Northrop Grumman , and Palantir in the U.S., as well as international partners MDA Space , Airbus , and Mitsubishi .
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