NASA contracted SpaceX to build a Dragon-based vehicle to deorbit the ISS after 2030. But why destroy the longest-serving, permanently crewed space station in human history after investing hundreds of billions of dollars into it over a third of a century?
ISS Deorbit Analysis Summary:
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0:00 Why deorbit the ISS?
0:52 Why uncontrolled reentry is bad
1:37 Returning components to Earth?
2:06 Breaking ISS into smaller pieces?
2:22 Just boost it into a higher orbit!?
3:55 Could you let a commercial company run ISS?
4:41 SpaceX's Dragon deorbit vehicle
5:13 The ISS deorbit plan
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