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.
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