Editing International Space Station (section)

===Planned components===
==== Axiom segment ====
{{main|Axiom Station}}
[[File:Axiom modules connected to ISS.jpg|thumb|Early rendering of the [[Axiom Orbital Segment]], made prior to assembly plan changes]]
In January 2020, NASA awarded [[Axiom Space]] a contract to build a commercial module for the ISS. The contract is under the [[Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships|NextSTEP2]] program. NASA negotiated with Axiom on a firm [[fixed-price contract]] basis to build and deliver the module, which will attach to the forward port of the space station's ''Harmony (Node 2)'' module. Although NASA only commissioned one module, Axiom planned to build an entire segment consisting of five modules, including a node module, an orbital research and manufacturing facility, a crew habitat, and a "large-windowed Earth observatory". The Axiom segment was expected to greatly increase the capabilities and value of the space station, allowing for larger crews and private spaceflight by other organisations. Axiom planned to convert the segment into a stand-alone space station once the ISS is decommissioned, with the intention that this would act as a successor to the ISS.<ref name="sfn-20200128">{{Cite news|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/28/axiom-wins-nasa-approval-to-attach-commercial-habitat-to-space-station/|title=Axiom wins NASA approval to attach commercial habitat to space station|last=Clark|first=Stephen|date=28 January 2020|access-date=29 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121185755/https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/28/axiom-wins-nasa-approval-to-attach-commercial-habitat-to-space-station/|archive-date=21 November 2023|work=Spaceflight Now}}</ref><ref name="techcrunch-20200127">{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/27/nasa-taps-startup-axiom-space-for-the-first-habitable-commercial-module-for-the-space-station/|title=NASA taps startup Axiom Space for the first habitable commercial module for the Space Station|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|date=27 January 2020|access-date=29 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128010232/https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/27/nasa-taps-startup-axiom-space-for-the-first-habitable-commercial-module-for-the-space-station/|archive-date=28 January 2020|work=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref><ref name="geekwire-20200127">{{Cite news|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2020/nasa-clears-axiom-space-put-commercial-habitat-space-station-boeings-help/|title=NASA clears Axiom Space to put commercial habitat on space station, with Boeing on the team|last=Boyle|first=Alan|date=27 January 2020|access-date=29 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406054511/https://www.geekwire.com/2020/nasa-clears-axiom-space-put-commercial-habitat-space-station-boeings-help/|archive-date=6 April 2023|work=GeekWire}}</ref> [[Canadarm2]] is planned to continue its operations on Axiom Station after the retirement of ISS in 2030.<ref name="axiom-assembly">{{Cite web|url=https://www.axiomspace.com/axiom-station/assembly-sequence|title=Axiom Station Assembly Sequence – Axiom Space Axiom Space|publisher=[[Axiom Space]]|access-date=9 August 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810145840/https://www.axiomspace.com/axiom-station/assembly-sequence|archive-date=10 August 2023}}</ref> In December 2024, Axiom Space revised their station assembly plans to require only one module to dock with the ISS before assembling Axiom Station in an independent orbit.<ref name="sn-20241218" />

{{As of|December 2024}}, Axiom Space expects to launch one module, the Payload Power Thermal Module (PPTM), to the ISS no earlier than 2027.<ref name="sn-20241218">{{cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |url=https://spacenews.com/axiom-space-revises-space-station-assembly-plans/ |title=Axiom Space revises space station assembly plans |work=[[SpaceNews]] |date=18 December 2024 |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref> PPTM is expected to remain at the ISS until the launch of Axiom's Habitat One (Hab-1) module about one year later, after which it will detach from the ISS to join with Hab-1.<ref name="sn-20241218" />

==== US Deorbit Vehicle ====
The [[US Deorbit Vehicle]] (USDV) is a NASA-provided spacecraft intended to perform a controlled de-orbit and demise of the station after the end of its operational life in 2030. In June 2024, NASA awarded [[SpaceX]] a contract to build the Deorbit Vehicle.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-091523a-soyuz-ms-24-launch-space-station.html|title=Russia's Soyuz MS-24 launches crew for up to yearlong stay on space station|access-date=15 September 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006173029/http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-091523a-soyuz-ms-24-launch-space-station.html|archive-date=6 October 2023|website=collectSPACE.com}}</ref> NASA plans to de-orbit ISS as soon as they have the "minimum capability" in orbit: "the USDV and at least one commercial station."<ref>{{cite news|title=NASA weighing options for continuous human presence in LEO after ISS|url=https://spacenews.com/nasa-weighing-options-for-continuous-human-presence-in-leo-after-iss/|work=[[SpaceNews]]|last=Foust|first=Jeff|date=16 October 2024|access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref>