ISS - From science to commercialisation , what is the path ahead? In this week’s nugget we explore the news of SpaceX being given the contract to de-orbit the ISS. But there is more to this story. As the space ecosystem shifts from doing only science-oriented missions to looking at various avenues to commercial space missions, who is at the forefront of these efforts? Can there ever truly be a commercial angle for space that goes beyond government contracts?