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Commercial Space Station Consortium Completes Orbital Pressurization Evaluations
Private aerospace venture paves the way for industrial research stations ahead of upcoming launch schedules.
By Marcus Reynolds
Yesterday • 3 min read
Aerospace engineers inspecting commercial habitat modules.
HOUSTON — Aerospace engineers have confirmed that the core habitation and research module for the upcoming commercial orbital facility has completed all vacuum-chamber and pressurization evaluations.
The module, which utilizes proprietary composite shielding, is designed to support up to eight full-time orbital researchers. Commercial clients spanning pharmaceutical crystallographers and advanced metallurgy firms have already contracted lab bays on the station.
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