NASA plans to deorbit the ISS sometime around 2030. Building something the size of the ISS in orbit is a huge undertaking and NASA keeps talking about wanting to build new space stations or a moon base, so why not leave the ISS in space and reuse it rather than literally throw the whole thing away?
In: Planetary Science
It’s old. Like eventually you need to get rid of your 20 year old car because it’s not reliable anymore, you need to stop using the 20 year old space station. Stuff can’t be repaired and stay at the same effectiveness forever.
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