End of an Era " the Fall of the International Space Station (July 2024)
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... On 20 November 1998, the first segment of the International Space Station (ISS) was launched into space. On 2 November 2000, the first crew of astronauts and cosmonauts began living on the ISS.

Now, after thirty years of service, the ISS will be decommissioned and sent on a crash course with the Pacific Ocean in 2031.

At the moment, the ISS requires regular boosts from the Russian Progress Spacecraft to remain at its specific height in the sky, so it does not fall out of orbit.

The primary system which keeps the ISS running cannot be upgraded and maintained forever so, while NASA will keep it running throughout 2030, they have signed a deal with SpaceX worth over $800 million (600 million) to push the satellite out of orbit and into Point Nemo in the Pacific. ...