.space Domain: It Means Room, Venue and Outer Space
The .space registry agreement is dated 3 April 2014 and the zone entered the root on 22 May 2014. Radix Technologies Inc. is the contracting operator today; the string went first to DotSpace Inc., moved to Radix FZC in 2021 and to the present entity in February 2024. As measured on 13 August 2026 the zone holds 865,515 registrations, of which 555,542 appear in the zone file.
The word carries two readings at once: a physical or digital area, and outer space. Coworking venues, galleries, studios, event spaces, community platforms and aerospace projects share this zone. No eligibility rule applies. Test candidates on the .space domain search page, or see .site for a more neutral alternative.
The registry applies premium name tiers across its extensions: certain names are assigned to tiers, and registration, transfer, redemption and renewal conditions for those names may differ from standard ones. Tier lists are made available to registrars. The practical takeaway: if you have your eye on a short, generic word, assume it may sit in a separate tier rather than on standard terms, and confirm its status with your registrar before planning around it.
.SPACE Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Radix Technologies Inc. (Cayman Islands)
- Root zone entry 22 May 2014
- Eligibility None; one policy set covers the whole portfolio
- Premium tiers Yes; defined name groups carry separate conditions
- Zone size 865,515 names, 555,542 published (13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .space domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.space Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$0.99 /year -
Transfer
$32.49 /year -
Renewal
$34.99 /year -
Restore
$119.90 -
Late Renewal
$4.60
Included With Every .space Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.space Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .space domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .space address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .space domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $4.60 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .space returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.space Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.space Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .space domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.space Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .space Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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The word covers both a place and outer space, so it serves two distinct groups well. The first is physical and digital areas: coworking offices, galleries, studios, event venues and community platforms. The second is aerospace work. Your second-level name decides which reading applies. Test candidates on the .space search page.
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The registry assigns certain names to separate tiers, where registration, transfer, redemption and renewal conditions may differ from standard names. Short, generic words tend to fall into those tiers. The practical rule: before you build a plan around a specific name, ask your registrar under which conditions that name is offered, otherwise a surprise can surface at renewal time rather than at purchase.
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On 13 August 2026 the zone held 865,515 registrations with 555,542 in the zone file, roughly two thirds. The remaining third has been registered but never went live. That says two things at once: the zone is genuinely in use, yet it also holds a substantial pool of waiting names. Short words are hard to come by, while two-word combinations leave plenty of room.
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Both come from the same registry operator and carry no eligibility rule; the difference is entirely one of connotation. A .space address evokes a place, a community or outer space, and reads strongly when the name itself describes a venue. .site stays neutral and simply states the website idea. Rule of thumb: if your name designates a place or a community, take the first; otherwise the second.
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Yes. Release the lock, obtain the authorisation code and file at the gaining registrar. The point to watch in this zone is premium tiers: a tiered name may carry different transfer conditions, so ask the gaining registrar to state those conditions in writing first. Run the process from the domain transfer page and confirm via whois search.
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