Exploration · first seen 8 Aug, updated 8 Aug
NASA has contracted a purpose-built spacecraft to push the International Space Station out of orbit in late 2030, steering the 430-tonne structure towards the remote South Pacific near Point Nemo, where passing astronauts can briefly be the nearest humans
NASA's deorbit vehicle will turn the ISS from a continuously inhabited place back into an object, then guide its controlled breakup over the remote South Pacific. The post NASA has contracted a purpose-built spacecraft to push the Internati…
Summary from SpaceDaily.