The US Pentagon in designing a mini space station that will be used for research and development, training and operational missions
Daily Mail: Is the US creating the first military space station? Pentagon moves to design a mini 'orbital outpost' for government experiments
* The Department of Defense announced last year it wants to build a space station
* The group has awarded the contract to aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corp
* The firm will transform its Shooting Star cargo ship into an orbital outpost
* It is set for its first demonstration for 2021 and will resupply the ISS
The US Pentagon in designing a mini space station that will be used for research and development, training and operational missions.
The Department of Defense has awarded a contract to the Sierra Nevada Corporation, allowing the aerospace firm to transform its Shooting Star transport vehicle into an orbital outpost.
Shooting Star is a 16-foot cargo craft designed to hold 10,000 pounds and was originally developed for NASA resupply mission to the International Space Station.
The firm and the Pentagon group is eye 2021 for when the craft will take flight for its first demonstration mission to the International Space Station.
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WNU Editor: This is a 16-foot cargo craft designed to hold 10,000 pounds. It is a long way from a military space station.
