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INTRO: According to NASA, the International Space Station (ISS) will operate until 2030 before crashing into the Pacific Ocean in early 2031. In a report this week, the US space agency stated the ISS would fall into an area of the ocean known as Point Nemo.
This is the furthest point on Earth from land, also known as the spacecraft cemetery. Many old satellites and other space debris have crashed there, including the Russian space station Mir in 2001. Commercial space activities near Earth will take the lead in the future, says NASA.
The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit since 1998 and has been continually crewed since 2000, thanks to a collaborative initiative comprising five space agencies. In its microgravity laboratory, more than 3,000 scientific studies have taken place. It is, however, only permitted to run until 2024, and all partners must accept any extension.
According to NASA, the intention to decommission the ISS represented a shift to the private sector for operations in low-Earth orbit or space around Earth. Phil McAlister, director of commercial space at Nasa Headquarters, said that the private sector is technically and financially capable of creating and managing retail low-Earth orbit destinations with Nasa's help.... (MORE - details)
INTRO: According to NASA, the International Space Station (ISS) will operate until 2030 before crashing into the Pacific Ocean in early 2031. In a report this week, the US space agency stated the ISS would fall into an area of the ocean known as Point Nemo.
This is the furthest point on Earth from land, also known as the spacecraft cemetery. Many old satellites and other space debris have crashed there, including the Russian space station Mir in 2001. Commercial space activities near Earth will take the lead in the future, says NASA.
The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit since 1998 and has been continually crewed since 2000, thanks to a collaborative initiative comprising five space agencies. In its microgravity laboratory, more than 3,000 scientific studies have taken place. It is, however, only permitted to run until 2024, and all partners must accept any extension.
According to NASA, the intention to decommission the ISS represented a shift to the private sector for operations in low-Earth orbit or space around Earth. Phil McAlister, director of commercial space at Nasa Headquarters, said that the private sector is technically and financially capable of creating and managing retail low-Earth orbit destinations with Nasa's help.... (MORE - details)