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Am I crazy or is the mag drive a really bad idea. Who thought that leaving tiny bits of space debris in orbit intentionally is a good thing.

Hey, have you heard any news about the new NASA contracts for lunar transportation and logistics?

We are really entering a new space race with far more competition than the pervious on. I reallh love that you cover stories that even nasaspaceflight misses

Is there any kind of emergency return option for those tiny drums floating in space?

Certainly needed st some point, but doesn't ESA also has a similar plan? But again, first time i hear of it here! Si, tx for your effort you put into digging such things out.

I.m not sure how nasa booking transport help. Either they book it or they give the money to the to the station provider and they book the same transport. So shouldn.t make a difference

This is necessary change by NASA and should allow for more competitive vendors.

Wow fantastic news, Thank you !

There's something about the way you're re-encoding the footage that is making it noticeably jittery. I only ever see this on your videos, all others are fine. I hate to say "literally unwatchable", but I cover the screen to "watch" your otherwise very informative videos. Thanks

Russia has already recommitted to ISS partnership until it comes down in 2030.

Subbed! Good video. Thanks. Keep it up 👍

Keep up the good work!

I've launched an HAVEN 1 to mun equatorial orbit in KSP and i use it has Gateway Space Station.

Star Lab is so far behind. Officially 2028, more like 2032. Vast is on track to send a prototype up at the end of this year. Also Vast has deals with Redwire and Yuri.

Nice analysis. Tx. Looking forward to more like it And I agree that starlab with contributors from USA, Canada, Europa and Japan might have an edge there as they might be more likely to get contracts from other space agencies

It does feel like there are too many private space stations. They can't possibly all survive. If they were smart they would be making some key "donations" to Trump to ensure they get a big NASA contract.

This is all half baked stuff. We want a large ring like in 2001 and even envisioned by v. Braun in the 50s! I guess if US, EU and Japan get over their egos its easily doable.

NASA is a customer. If a commercial vendor is to be competitive they should offer a range of products for all their customers. I'm sure academic and pharma customers as well as material research and other manufacturing industries can benefit from these stations to the tune of a lot more than sharing 1.5B of NASA money. If they offer a facility that NASA can benefit from, I'm sure they will be employed.

It’s all exciting stuff but Vast is the one that’s really exciting me right now because its roadmap looks very realistic and it seems to be making great progress. In fact I’m sure it hasn’t genuinely created space history but it looks possible that it might do something incredibly rare this year. I just went to Vast’s web site and if it does launch Haven-1 in August then that won’t be in line with the target timescale it is still showing on its roadmap map. The roadmap is still estimating Q4 2025 for the launch date, at least at the time of me posting this comment, but an August launch is firmly within Q2 so if Vast pulls that off it would actually be ahead of its roadmap timeline. How rare is that in the space industry? I’m also reassured that Vast can launch in a 5m fairing, even Haven-2, as opposed to Spacelab that needs an 8m fairing hence is relying on Starship. By the time Vast puts up even its first Haven-2 module I would expect New Glenn to be fully operational and with a 7m fairing and 24 tons to LEO that could also be a launch vehicle that gives Vast options. With NG not needing to strap 3 boosters together like Falcon Heavy does it should be very cost competitive or even cheaper than a FH launch which would be a big benefit for Vast when it gets to the point of launching multiple Haven-2 modules to build up to its final big station configuration. Even Haven-1 is exciting. With personal sleeping quarters and a proper social and exercise area with table and cupola, for a Dragon crew docking there it would almost feel like checking into a 5 star hotel after a rather cramped and bumpy car ride.

I think the inflatable stations seem safer.

how is orbital reef and axiom station progress?

I wonder if such large coop is beneficial or will it slow them down? But seems it.s like a new interantional space station: usa, europa, japan, canada; that.s other than russia all mayor iss contributors. That might help them as many countries have a stake in them. Who will be their crew spacecraft provider?

Looks like Starlab and Vast are the two front runners for space stations. It's good to see these options providing single launch readiness.

It can be launch from another rocket else Starship, in the case of it will not be available just in time?

Don't say what you're going to cover; just start!

I am a simple man: I see RFA, I click.

Tx

Ai trash

It’s truly an inspired design. 🙄

They sound like a discount Rocket Lab.

About time

There last Luna lander didn't land on the moon correctly!

Interesting little company. Hope they can be successful.

Good job 🚀🚀🚀👍✌️

NASA we went to moon but now have lost all the technology and now we have to start over. Sounds like they never went to the moon. Wake up not Woke up

I'm hoping to see a lot more startups with a much wider variety of interests for space.

First time i hear of blue shift

This is old and stale news. What is the status of this system's flight software, THE FAST approvals for landing approach over populated areas, and whether the second vehicle will be ready before ISS end of life. Secondly, SS is no longer a pure commercial space company, they have a number of contracts with SDA and SDA primes.

Looks like they are very safe now

I was given a Readers Digest annual in 1963/4 which had an explanation of how we will travel to space and Dream Chaser matches my memory of the space craft illustrated in that article.

can VAST help bring back our two astraunauts back from ISS please....just a small favor😢

Only space plane in development? I doubt that. Maybe the only one in the west.

I feel like you've intentionally avoided mentioning the problems encountered during the IM1 mission, such as someone forgetting to enable the landing laser range finder before launch, and the repurposing of a payload's instrument to enable the landing attempt to happen at all (then it fell over, didn't it?). I hope that doesn't sound flippant, but i can't understand why you wouldn't mention any of the less-than-perfect aspects of their first mission.

Just subscribed! I’ve been looking for a passionate channel about space companies. Great video

Wow... Added up, stuff seems to really getting in gear at last!

I am very excited to see the next 2 missions land on the moon!

Definitely an exciting year for space flight.

The Idea of having a "spinning stick" artificial gravity station doesn't seem to be well thought out. By spinning the station, the artificial gravity will be only felt at the ends of the modules, with increasing gravity as you move out towards the ends of the station. Wouldn't they not be making much of the station unusable? (Like working at the bottom of a long tube.) While I agree that artificial gravity may be a complete game changer, I think it will likely need a different design.

Will be an exciting year for moon missions

Todo un hito para España, Europa y la hispanidad. ❤❌🇪🇸