Voyager Technologies Wins Its First Private ISS Mission

Voyager Technologies ($VOYG) will be flying private astronauts to the ISS no earlier than 2028. The company announced on Wednesday that it had signed a NASA order for a private astronaut mission (PAM)—the seventh for the space agency, but the first for the company.  “This award reflects decades of partnership with NASA, and validates our belief that the infrastructure being built in low-Earth orbit today is the launchpad for humanity’s future in deep space,” Voyager Chairman and CEO Dylan Taylor said in a statement. Three’s a crowd: Axiom Space was the only provider for the first five PAMs awarded by NASA, but new players have entered the competition in 2026.  Vast won its first mission in February, which is set to fly in summer 2027.  Now Voyager has nabbed its first PAM. This means all three of the major players vying to build commercial space stations will now be flying astronauts to the ISS.  Zoom out: The mission award comes amid a shake up of the Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) program to build commercial successors to the ISS.  NASA has proposed changing its existing procurement policy to support at least two free-flying stations, stating that the industry is not mature enough.  Instead, NASA would purchase a core module for the ISS, where commercial modules could attach.  Industry, however, pushed back on the proposed changes, arguing that the PAM missions for sovereign astronauts are proof of a business case.  Correction: This article has been updated to correct an incorrect company name. Related Stories Business • Europe • Lunar • Moon Intuitive Machines Bets on Lunar Comms with Goonhilly Buy Intuitive Machines is going all-in on lunar comms. Yesterday, Intuitive Machines announced a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Goonhilly Earth Station, as well as Goonhilly’s US subsidiary COMSAT, to expand the lunar company’s offering in deep-space comms and PNT. “Customers have been clear that they want a single, integrated, and resilient solution for their communications… Business • Satcom Iridium Boosts Air Safety Offering With Aireon Acquisition By acquiring Aireon, Iridium hopes to leverage this capability into a more powerful offering: space-based VHF communications. Civil • Moon NASA Lays Out Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plan Artemis III, expected to fly in 2027, will bring astronauts to LEO to test capabilities that will be necessary for the planned Moon landing in 2028. Business • LEO Exobiosphere, Voyager Partner on ISS Mission Exobiosphere has designed an Orbital High-Throughput Screening Device—an automated mini lab that fits into standard mid-deck lockers, aboard crewed or uncrewed space stations.  More Stories Uncategorized Seraphim Space Aims To Shape Strategy With New Advisory Council Elizabeth Howell April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026 Share Twitter Linkedin Facebook Copy Email SAR image of deforested areas in the Amazon captured by ICEYE, a company in which Seraphim has invested. Image: ICEYE Seraphim Space today announced the first meeting of its new global space futures advisory council, to assist with steering investment priorities as space becomes commercially relevant and politically significant. Seraphim tracked $12.4B in global space investment in 2025—a dozen times more than in 2015. But the shift goes beyond the numbers—global perception of space is changing as the domain becomes more critical for national security and commercial infrastructure, officials wrote. What this means: Seraphim will work with the council to “inform our long-term strategy as the sector becomes increasingly commercial, multipolar, and geopolitically consequential,” Rob Desborough, Seraphim general partner and council member, said in a statement. Keep reading Load More