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NASA will support free-flying commercial successors to the ISS, abandoning agency proposed changes to the acquisition plan, a spokesperson announced on Monday.  “Industry has provided extensive feedback, making the case for a sustainable commercial market in which NASA is one customer among many, along with assurances regarding available transportation capabilities,” Bethany Stevens wrote on X [https://twitter.com/NASASpox/status/2061534277099987229?s=20]. “The industry position will now shape the path forward as NASA proceeds with the original commercial strategy.” How we got here: At NASA’s Ignition event [https://payloadspace.com/nasa-priorities-get-a-major-makeover/] in March, agency officials said they didn’t believe there was a robust enough market in LEO to support free flying commercial space stations. As a result, the agency said it was considering scrapping its Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) plan to support at least one commercial station, pivoting to instead procure a “core module” to be joined to the ISS, where commercial modules could also attach.  Keep reading [https://payloadspace.com/nasa-reverts-to-original-cld-procurement-plan/]