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NASA wants to build a ship that will “tow” the International Space Station to its destruction

The useful life of the ISS is estimated at 2028. | Fountain: NASA photo on Unsplash

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POT requested a budget from the United States government to complete the plan at the end international space station (ISS) by the end of the decade.

In the budget requested from the White House, POT asks for funds to research a ship that will function as a “space trailer” to de-orbit the orbiter. ISS and start destroying it.

End of the ISS

Generally, POT requested a $27.2 billion budget for 2024, $2 billion more than the 2023 budget.

During a press conference on Monday, officials POT revealed that the agency wants to use about $180 million to “begin development” of its space tug plan.

Of course, this would not involve its construction and deployment, it would cost much more. In total, construction will cost about $1 billion.

The trailer’s plan is that it can get ISS orbit and then allowed to burn up in a safe place in Earth’s atmosphere known as Point Nemo. Recall that by the end of the decade, it is expected that three private space stations will take the place of the space station. international space station but only POT pay for your services.

this is plan B

But the presence of a space trailer is secondary. The current plan is to use an existing spacecraft: Russia’s Progress, a disposable cargo ship for resupply. ISS.

While other spacecraft partners already have the means to deorbit, the US wants to develop its own plan to “have redundancy.”

This might seem prudent, as diplomatic relations between the US and Russia soured after the latter’s invasion of Ukraine, which put a lot of pressure on attempts to maintain cooperation between the two countries in space.

The budget request will allocate $2.5 billion for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket used to launch the Artemis 1 mission in November 2022 “to focus on the successful completion of Artemis 2 and conduct the preparations needed for Artemis 3 and 4, including an improved upper stage configuration and other upgrades.”

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