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Shutting down the International Space Station: NASA’s bold plans to land outpost in ocean

NASA is laying the groundwork for plans to safely deorbit and land the low-Earth orbit space station, the largest of its kind ever built

NASA reveals new plan to deorbit International Space Station

NASA and most of its international partners intend to operate the ISS until 2030, by which time its basic structure will become too fatigued to continue to host astronauts safely

NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled)

Yes, the achievement hinges on better recycling tech for astronaut pee.

What will happen to the International Space Station when it is retired?

"Things get old in space. Things start to show their age. There have been some cracks discovered that were letting air out, causing leaks"

Other ISS partners start planning for extension to 2030

“We’re very happy to see the announcement from the US side. That’s helping the decision process”

The International Space Station (ISS) to be visible over parts of Greece

The International Space Station will be located above Athens at 18:18 in the afternoon

Space debris “event” forces ISS crew to take evasive action

NASA has not yet commented, but its Russian counterpart Roscomos, downplayed the incident

Turkey plans to send exploration rover to the moon by 2030

It also wants to send an astronaut to the International Space Station

Microbes unknown to science discovered on the International Space Station (ISS)

The menagerie of bacterial & fungal species living among us is ever growing & this is no exception in low-gravity environments such as the ISS

Ashes of Star Trek “Scotty” actor James Doohan smuggled aboard the ISS: “He always wanted to go to space”

Laminated photograph containing actor’s ashes was hidden behind cladding of the Columbus module

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