A chunk of Mir is probably sitting perfectly preserved on the Pacific Ocean floorPhoto: NASA The final point of many space missions is an extremely isolated spot in the South Pacific Ocean, where spacecraft are splashed down and never seen again. Much of the focus on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission has been on a … Read more
Photo: NASA/Roscosmos Enjoy the social media posts from astronauts while you can. NASA announced earlier this week the details of how the International Space Station will die. The space agency stated that astronauts will remain onboard as long as possible while the station’s orbit decays. When the crew finally departs, SpaceX will deliver the coup … Read more
Photo: Paolo Nespoli – ESA/NASA (Getty Images) The International Space Station is dying. Once an icon of space exploration, something I would stare up at the sky in hopes of seeing as a kid, the station is now spending its last few years in orbit before being taken down by NASA. Or, more specifically, being … Read more
(NewsNation) — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to take shelter on Wednesday after a decommissioned Russian-owned satellite broke up in space, causing more than 100 pieces of debris to be sent into orbit. U.S. Space Command confirmed the breakup of RESURS-P1 just before noon ET on Wednesday. In a post on its X … Read more
The International Space Station is due for decommission in the 2030s. NASA is currently evaluating how to go about retiring the station: options include letting it burn up in the atmosphere or pushing it into a graveyard orbit. There’s another option that doesn’t involve disposing of the ISS at all, which would extend the life … Read more
