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NASA Evaluating Private Sector Operating Low Earth Orbit Space Station

Pat Host

Monday, July 13th, 2015

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NASA Evaluating Private Sector Operating Low Earth Orbit Space Station

The International Space Station. Photo: NASA

NASA is evaluating letting the private sector operate a smaller space station in low earth orbit (LEO) so it may focus on the region around the Moon, according to a key agency official.NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier told a House panel Friday the civil space agency is currently allowing companies to perform investigations on the International Space Station (ISS), located in LEO, to see if they get a “market return.” Gerstenmaier said focusing on the…

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