NASA Announces , Plan For Decommissioning , the International Space Space Station.
Sky News reports that NASA has announced
its plan for taking the International Space Station
out of orbit in January of 2031. .
The plan, according to NASA, is to crash the massive structure into a 'spacecraft cemetery' located at the most remote point of the ocean. .
This uninhabited area
of the south Pacific Ocean is known as Point Nemo. .
This uninhabited area
of the south Pacific Ocean is known as Point Nemo. .
Point Nemo is referred to
as a spacecraft cemetery since
decommissioned spacecraft
are usually aimed here
when returning to the Earth. .
Last month, President Biden and Vice
President Harris made a commitment to
keep the laboratory operating until 2030. .
Last month, President Biden and Vice
President Harris made a commitment to
keep the laboratory operating until 2030. .
After that, the space station's long-term
future reportedly becomes unsustainable. .
NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that all
of the ISS mission goals will have been
completed by the end of the decade. .
NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that all
of the ISS mission goals will have been
completed by the end of the decade. .
NASA's plan also includes collaborating
with commercially operated space platforms
after the ISS is taken out of orbit. .
Sky News reports that Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin
is one of several companies with plans
to launch their own commercial orbiters. .
Sky News reports that Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin
is one of several companies with plans
to launch their own commercial orbiters. .
The ISS will keep operating until 2030, which
is intended to offer private companies time
to develop their commercial space platforms.