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NASA and SpaceX’s Plan to Deorbit the International Space Station

NASA and SpaceX’s Plan to Deorbit the International Space Station

In this image taken on November 8, 2021, the International Space Station is depicted. On Wednesday, NASA and SpaceX revealed their intentions to deorbit the station and guide it toward a controlled ocean reentry within the next decade. (Image credit: NASA via AP)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX have unveiled a plan to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) using a modified Dragon capsule when the time comes for the massive lab to retire. The space agency and Elon Musk’s company announced on Wednesday that the plan is to burn up the ISS on reentry and […]

SpaceX to Safeguard Earth by Deorbiting ISS

SpaceX to Safeguard Earth by Deorbiting ISS

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NASA has chosen SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space venture, to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of its lifespan. The California-based company will construct a vehicle to guide the 430-tonne space station into the Pacific Ocean in the early years of the next decade. The contract, worth up to $843m (£668m), was revealed […]