Why NASA will crash the $150 billion space station into the Pacific in 2031

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NASA is planning a controlled crash of the ISS in 2031 — marking a shift from government space labs to private orbital outposts

After nearly three decades of circling the Earth and hosting astronauts from around the world, the

International Space Station

(

ISS

) is set to retire in 2031 — with

NASA

planning to crash it (a controlled deorbit) into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as

Point Nemo

.
The decision marks the end of a historic era in space collaboration and signals a shift in strategy for the

new space station

: from government-run infrastructure to privately operated. But why retire something that still works? And what exactly happens when you deorbit a 430-tonne lab flying at 28,000 kmph?

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