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This is what the soon-to-be-launched space station will look like.

While the International Space Station will be destroyed in 2030, NASA is asking private companies to build its successor. Westspace, an American aerospace company, presented its project for a station in the form of modules.

Takes place this week 75e International Astronautical Congress is MilanMilan In Italy, aerospace company Westspace took the opportunity to unveil plans for its private space station, to replace the International Space Station, which will retire in 2030.

The space station will consist of a total of eight Haven-2 modules, as well as a ninth central module that will connect everything. According to Westspace, the Haven-2 module will be five meters taller than its predecessor, Haven-1, or about 15 meters longer with twice the habitable volume. The diameter should be 3.8 meters if there is no change. If she wins the contract. Commercial LEO destination From NASA (CLD), the firm plans to put the first Heaven-2 module into orbit in 2028, followed by three others within two years, which will connect end-to-end.

Explore Westspace’s nine-module space station, which is expected to be completed in 2032 if selected by NASA. © Wide space

The space station is expected to be completed in 2032.

In 2030, Westspace will launch a large module, seven meters in diameter, that will serve as the central core of the future space station. It will be able to accommodate the four modules already in orbit, then four new modules will be put into orbit by 2032 and connect at the end of the first four. The station will be equipped with a laboratory. The cupolaThe cupola Observation deck 3.8 m in diameter, one arm RoboticsRoboticsAbility to dock an external vehicle, a first airlock to receive cargo and a second to exit the vehicle. The station will be equipped with 16 The windowsThe windowstwo per module.

Westspace already revealed the interior of its Haven-1 module last week. The world’s first private space station », which is scheduled to take off in 2025. Used by the company. BoisBois Maple and soft materials for an advanced finish, which should be included in the Haven-2 modules.

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