iss decommissioned - Generation Z Gadgets
NASA has announced that the curtain will finally fall on the ISS in 2031. The football-pitch-sized orbit outpost will be decommissioned, brought crashing back to Earth before splashing down in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean. The ISS has a rich history.
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MSN: After a quarter of a century in space, the ISS continues to make history After a quarter of a century in space, the ISS continues to make history NASA has examined several options for decommissioning of the International Space Station, including disassembly and return to Earth, boosting to a higher orbit, natural orbital decay with random re-entry, and controlled targeted re-entry to a remote ocean area. Why is the ISS being retired and what will happen to it? NASA will retire the ISS soon. Here's what comes next.
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NASA is crashing the ISS into the ocean at the end of 2030. The agency is collaborating with private companies to build its replacement. NASA will retire the ISS soon. Here's what comes next. : NPR NASA plans to send the ISS into Earth's atmosphere in 2030, and it has no plans for a replacement — at least, not directly.