NASA to Partner with SpaceX to Deorbit International Space Station Written 28 June 2024
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ISS pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour on Nov. 8, 2021. | Credit: NASA
Ars Technica reports, “NASA has awarded an $843 million contract to SpaceX to develop a ‘US Deorbit Vehicle.’ This spacecraft will dock to the International Space Station in 2029 and then ensure the large facility makes a controlled reentry through Earth’s atmosphere before splashing into the ocean in 2030.”
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