NASA's new space station plan faces strong opposition from Axiom Space, Vast, and Starlab Space executives. They argue that the market can sustain independent stations by 2030, countering NASA's belief of insufficient demand. Max Haot of Vast emphasized their readiness, while Jonathan Cirtain of Axiom highlighted revenue from private missions. Axiom has raised $450M in funding, while Vast has secured over $1B.

Vast's CEO Max Haot and executives from Axiom Space and Starlab Space countered NASA's claim of an undeveloped commercial LEO market, asserting profitability by 2030. They highlighted revenue from private astronaut missions and payloads, with Axiom planning to operate its station by 2028. Their responses to NASA's feedback request included 390 pages of analysis supporting their position.