// NODE 13 · ASTRONAUTS · 12 indexed
Every crew,
in orbit.
Human spaceflight is going commercial as the ISS counts down to 2030. The crewed-spaceflight index — stations, capsules and Moon programs, with real specs and status. Primary sources.
2
crewed stations in orbit now
2030
ISS retirement & deorbit
Apr '26
Artemis II · first crewed lunar flyby since '72
5+
commercial LEO stations in development
// Spec comparison
Who's ahead,
by the numbers.
Compared on crew capacity — the leader is lit in green. Higher is better.
// Crew capacity · sources: nasa.gov · spacenews.com · nasaspaceflight.com · spaceflightnow.com · vastspace.com · payloadspace.com
// The index
Astronauts index
The full roster — search, filter, or sort any column. This table is the database on display.
| Program / craft | Operator | Type | Spec | Status | Year | What it's for |
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// — shown · full sourced index is free & open
// Timeline
What just happened
The milestones that moved this node, most recent last.
2000
ISS continuous crew begins
Zarya launches 1998; permanent human presence from Nov 2000.
7-crew, 5-partner lab
2022
Tiangong completed
China assembles its 3-module station; permanently crewed since Jun 2022.
100 t · 3 crew
Apr 2026
Artemis II flies
A 4-crew Orion completes a 9-day crewed lunar flyby — first since Apollo 17.
Orion + SLS
2027
Commercial stations & Artemis III
Haven-1 and Axiom's first module target orbit; Artemis III landing in development.
Haven-1 · 4 crew
● 2030
ISS retires, LEO goes commercial
A SpaceX deorbit vehicle brings the ISS down; Axiom, Vast, Orbital Reef, Starlab succeed it.
5+ private stations
◊ Sourced from primary docs
Every figure here is drawn from primary/authoritative sources: nasa.gov · spacenews.com · nasaspaceflight.com · spaceflightnow.com · vastspace.com · payloadspace.com. Volatile counts move fast — the Newsroom tracks changes as they happen.