Jeff Bezos’ Space Station Is Closer To Reality Than You Realize

Jeff Bezos’ space station will no longer be in the concept phase anymore because NASA has just given it the green light. NASA already considered Blue Origin and Sierra Space among the top candidates to replace the International Space Station, and now, it’s putting even more faith in Bezos’ bold space station plans. In a press statement, Sierra Space announced that Orbital Reef was successful in NASA’s System Definition Review, with it being deemed “feasible and achievable” enough to proceed to the design phase. Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice said this puts it “on the doorstep of the most profound industrial revolution in human history.”

Vice explained that Orbital Reef isn’t only about space tourism, as its microgravity factories and services “have the potential to revolutionize every industry.” With Orbital Reef, the company claims anyone can have a chance to have their very own address in space. When Bezos’ space station was first announced, it came with a big ETA window, leading us to believe that it might not be ready until at least 2030. Sierra Space, on the other hand, expects Orbital Reef to already be in operation as soon as 2027. When it does though, let’s just hope its final design won’t be as questionable as Blue Origin’s rockets.