A once-quiet battle to replace the space station suddenly is red hot

Photo: Backdropped against clouds, the Russian Zarya module approaches Space Shuttle Endeavour and NASA’s Unity module in 1998. Photo credit: NASA. Article by Eric Berger. Ars Technica – October 28, 2021.

Three competitors have already entered the arena. More are expected.

The sprawling International Space Station—so long a beacon of hope, unity, and technological achievement; so gleaming and bright it can be seen from a city’s downtown as it passes overhead—is nearer the end of its life than the beginning. And time is running out to replace the station before it’s gone. […]

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