Explained | Why NASA might pay $1 billion to destroy the International Space Station

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NASA is planning to spend up to $1 billion to decommission the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS has been in operation for 24 years and is not expected to last forever. NASA wants to destroy the ISS safely so that it doesn’t crash into Earth like an asteroid. Instead, they want it to splash down in the ocean

NASA will be evaluating commercial proposals for vehicles that can safely drop the ISS into Earth’s atmosphere. The agency wants to avoid relying on multiple Russian vehicles. 

The ISS has provided benefits to humanity, including: 

  • Advances in telemedicine 
  • Disease models 
  • Psychological stress response systems 
  • Nutrition 
  • Cell behavior 
  • Environmental health 
  • Studying disease formation 
  • Testing drugs and diagnostic tools 
  • Examining the inner workings of the human body

NASA plans to retire the ISS in 2031 because of structural stresses and outdated equipment. The ISS was originally built to operate for 15 years, but it’s already been active for 21 years. The ISS has also experienced structural problems like cracks. 

The ISS is too big for NASA to send it tumbling into Earth’s atmosphere. The ISS weighs 430 metric tons and covers the area of a football field. Some of its components will survive the trip and fall to the surface. 

NASA plans to replace the ISS with commercially operated space platforms. The private sector can develop and operate commercial low-Earth orbit destinations

NASA plans to replace the ISS with commercially operated space stations. One of these stations is called “Starlab”. Airbus and Voyager Space are developing Starlab as a joint venture. Starlab is a floating science laboratory that could replace the ISS by the end of the decade

NASA has already outsourced the transportation of humans to low Earth orbit to companies SpaceX and Boeing. NASA plans to rent space on a privately built station, maybe on more than one.

When the ISS is decommissioned, it will be de-orbited and crash into the Pacific Ocean. The ISS will be crashed into a remote area of the ocean near Point Nemo, which is located between New Zealand and South America. This location is 2,688 kilometers from the nearest land. 

The ISS will be de-orbited gradually over several years. Visiting spacecraft will reduce the ISS’s orbit until it crashes into Earth. As the ISS descends through Earth’s atmosphere, it will burn up, break apart, and vaporize into fragments. NASA has no plans to retrieve the remains of the ISS

The International Space Station (ISS) is a large spacecraft that orbits Earth. It’s the largest artificial satellite that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye. The ISS is a habitable space station that serves as a laboratory, observatory, and factory.  It’s also home to crews of astronauts and cosmonauts. 

The ISS is a cooperative program between five space agencies: 

  • United States: NASA 
  • Russia: Roscosmos 
  • Japan: JAXA 
  • Europe: ESA 
  • Canada: CSA 

The ISS took 10 years and more than 30 missions to assemble. It orbits 248 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth. ( all article source google)

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