SpaceX Elected As The Launcher Of The Starlab Commercial Space Station

Starlab Space Station illustration (photo: Twitter @Starlab_Space)

JAKARTA Voyager Space, a space company, announced that the Starlab Space Station will be launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with SpaceX's Starship launcher vehicle.

Voyager Space CEO and CEO Dylan Taylor said that Starlab Space, a company built with Airbus, deliberately chose SpaceX because the company owned by Elon Musk had a good launch track record.

SpaceX's success and reliability history made our team choose Starship. SpaceX is an unmatched leader in launch and we are proud Starlab will launch into orbit on a single flight with Starship," Taylor said.

Meanwhile, SpaceX representatives said they were enthusiastic about the selection of Starship as a Starlab launcher. According to the company, Starlab's presence supports human presence in orbit and realizes multiplanetary life.

Starlab's single launch solution continues to show not only what might be done, but also how the future of commercial space is happening right now, said SpaceX Senior Vice President of Commercial Business Tom Ochinero.

The Starlab Space Station is scheduled to launch into orbit in 2028. This commercial station will replace the International Space Station (ISS) belonging to the United States Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) which will retire.

After the ISS falls to the ground and catches fire in the atmosphere, Starlab will serve customers from around the world, be it space agencies, commercial companies, and researchers. The station will be used as a resting place and research for astronauts.

So far, Starlab has completed a System Requirements Review, System Definition Review, and Human In The Loop Testing. To maximize its progress, Starlab Space has partnered with Northrop Grumman and will partner with the European Space Agency (ESA).