Voyager Space is building the next version of the international space station, replacing the current ISS. The new version, Starlab, will launch in 2028, being fully operational in 20230 as a gathering point for western astronauts. This is important because the current ISS has exceeded its planned useful life by more than 5 years. More of the astronaut's time is spent on maintenance and repairs than conducting research and tests.
It will also run commercial operations, welcoming pharmaceutical companies, data centers, advanced materials testing and other private R&D efforts. This drastically increases how the installation can monetize and diversifies the customer mix between government and commercial.
Starlab represents a major advancement in the commercialization of space and will serve as a major anchor the growing number of large, multi-industry efforts to advance further into space. It will also serve as a hub of new industries only possible to run in space, like high volume organ printing and low gravity manufacturing.