NASA's budget includes $180million to develop the plan for the end of the ISS in 2030, deorbiting the station into the Pacific. There already is a plan which has been extensively studied, involving 3 Progress spacecraft, but in light of relations with Russia it's reasonable for the US to make its own investigation.
Of course, I like to point out that any orbital tug which could drop the ISS down could do a fine job of raising it to a higher orbit and preserving its legacy for the future.
Scott Manley
NASA's budget includes $180million to develop the plan for the end of the ISS in 2030, deorbiting the station into the Pacific. There already is a plan which has been extensively studied, involving 3 Progress spacecraft, but in light of relations with Russia it's reasonable for the US to make its own investigation.
Of course, I like to point out that any orbital tug which could drop the ISS down could do a fine job of raising it to a higher orbit and preserving its legacy for the future.
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