The last time we got a big update on the Orbital Reef project was over a year ago in August 2022. At the time they announced that the station had advanced to the design phase after completing a review with NASA. Since then, we have heard very little from either Blue Origin or Sierra Space the two coleads of the project. This brings up the question of what have they been up to and what progress has this station made.

Unfortunately, Orbital Reef specific updates have been void for many months now. On the bright side, a lot of this station relies on different projects from the companies involved. These we have more information on and will determine the future timeline of this project and exactly how it’s coming along. This includes some of the modules themselves and the launch systems responsible for transporting them to LEO.

With plans to launch the first modules in just over three years from now in 2027, there is a lot of work that still needs to be completed. Here I will go more indepth into the company’s plan, progress on the station, concerns from NASA, and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:53 Timeline Concerns
3:44 Physical Progress