Elon Musk wants to create his own city. Here’s how that could work The proposed city of Starbase, Texas, would fit into a long tradition of communities dominated by a single employer After the astronauts arrive at the space station, they’ll figure out where everyone will sleep. Eleven astronauts is a large contingent, but not the most ever — the space station has hosted as many as 13 astronauts, which last happened in 2010. There are five sleep stations aboard the International Space Station, though astronauts can also sleep in the Crew Dragon capsule, the U.S. airlock or the Japanese segment of the station, a NASA official told reporters last month, describing it as a “campout” scenario. The astronauts will figure out the arrangements during the handoff period when the current crew briefs the newcomers, said Joel Montalbano, space station program manager at NASA. Advertisement Although it’s nice to have your own sleep station, camping out around the space station is doable, said Garrett Reisman, a former NASA astronaut who is now a USC professor of astronautical engineering and a senior advisor to SpaceX. In fact, he did it himself while he was in space. Having 11 people aboard the station is “going to be a bit taxing on the crew, but we’re talking about a relatively short period of time,” he said.