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#1 2025-09-24 10:08:58
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Haven Space Station due to launch 2026
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The article at the link below reports on status of development of the station.
It is planned as a test articles for the much larger entry in the ISS replacement sweepstakes.
https://www.cnn.com/science/vast-worlds … 8710979049
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#2 2025-09-24 10:11:08
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Re: Haven Space Station due to launch 2026
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Post #4: SpaceNut - three links to haven related web sites
https://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.ph … 31#p234531
The link to Haven-1 shows welding of the module. Further on, there is a hint of doing artificial gravity experiments.
The link to Haven-2 includes a video showing animation of the interior
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#3 2025-09-24 11:13:36
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Re: Haven Space Station due to launch 2026
If necessary (th) I will remove this post. But something related to space station building has just occurred to me, and I feel it is important.
I think that this video could relate to it: Depreciation / Amortization: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … &FORM=VIRE
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Amortization explained
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SpaceX has recently been flying the center core of Falcon Heavy as a Falcon 9. They do this for a while until using it in a Falcon Heavy. This gets some value out of it before it is used in an expended mode. So, the cost of the center core can be divided against several reuses, prior to its final use.
It has occurred to me that this could be done for Starship as well, the 2nd stage.
We usually say that Starship could be used as reusable, OR expendable.
But as I see it now, it should be used as reusable AND expendable.
If reusability can be achieved, (I think it will), then if you can calculate how many reuses are optimal, then finally you could run it as expendable to orbit and get the maximum value out of it.
Once dedicated to expendable, it would have its flaps and motor removed, and probably it's heat shield, and it would be launched with a current estimation of 250 tons of cargo. At that point, it and its cargo could be sold to a company like VAST, to for them to convert it to space station structure.
In reality down the line the probable cargo might get up to 300 to 400 tons, I am guessing.
The ship itself can then be refurbished with the cargo materials. By a company like VAST.
Ending Pending 
The ships will face depreciation from wear and tear, but also by obsolescence, where for a time new ships are likely to have better performance than old style ships. So, that will depreciate their value over time and number of flights.
Ending Pending
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#4 2025-09-24 15:03:53
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