ESA initiates feasibility studies for European-led space station

9-month technical studies will run alongside new partnership agreements with three commercial station operators.

Theo Anand

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The European Space Agency has initiated 9-month feasibility studies for a European-led space station. ^[1] Studies will be conducted by two separate consortia, led by Airbus Defence and Space and OHB. Concurrently, ESA has signed partnership agreements with commercial station providers Axiom Space, Starlab Space and Vast. ^[2] No timeline for a final authorisation decision on the station has been published.

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ESA initiated 9-month feasibility studies for a European-led space station, conducted by consortia led by Airbus Defence and Space and OHB. · NASASpaceFlight.com
ESA has signed partnership agreements with commercial station providers Axiom Space, Starlab Space and Vast while evaluating an independent European station. · NASASpaceFlight.com

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