The International Space Station is now running under Expedition 74, with crew including Commander Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, Zena Cardman, Chris Williams, Oleg Platonov, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. Experiments are helping push forward Artemis tech, such as radiation shielding and 3D bioprinting. Plans for deorbiting the station are moving ahead with a SpaceX contract worth up to $843M, aiming for 2030 and a smooth handover to commercial stations. Over on Tiangong Space Station, the Shenzhou 21 crew is currently aboard, Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang. Shenzhou 22 craft is docked as their ride home, after a debris issue with the previous ship. Expansion plans call for new modules by around 2028, with research in areas like hydroponics and quantum optics. The station is opening up to international partners and will host its first international Astronaut, from Pakistan. Starlab, a joint project from Voyager Space, Airbus, Mitsubishi and MDA, is a single-module station with three levels inside. It’s slated for 2029 launch on Starship, with research volume matching the ISS and more than half dedicated to commercial users. Vast Haven-1 is a single-module station, heading for launch NET May 2026 on a Falcon 9. Blue Origin and Sierra Space are teaming up on Orbital Reef, a multi-module setup for up to 10 people in 830 cubic meters (~100 less than the ISS), targeting operations in the late 2020s. Axiom is building a modular station that starts attached to the ISS, with the first module aiming for 2028, before going independent. Max Space is working on scalable inflatable modules, with a demo planned for 2026. (Image Credits: Vast, Blue Origin, CNSA, NASA)