SpaceX Got The Deal, carry ISS to Earth : Here’s how it will work. Nasa has selected Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, to develop a vehicle that will carry the International Space Station (ISS) back through Earth’s atmosphere. As part of the contract, contract worth $843 million. SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the ‘US Deorbit Vehicle’ that will provide the capability to deorbit the space station. know more about this…..
Is the ISS coming down 2030?
Yes, The ISS is scheduled to retire in 2030. Since its first modules launched at the end of 1998,the International Space Station has been orbiting 250 miles above Earth. But at the end of 2030, NASA plans to crash the ISS into the ocean (point nemo) after it is replaced with a new space station. especially in the harsh environment of outer space. The ISS is aging, and for safety’s sake, NASA intends to incinerate the immense facility around 2031. To accomplish the job, the agency will pay SpaceX up to $843 million, according to a statement released on June 26.
Why does NASA want to crash the ISS into the ocean instead of sending it out into space?
how do we think like that? however all space agency’s invest technology in the ISS we can’t. if we send ISS (International Space Station) to outer space it will cause more damage to us, because it can hit to any other orbital satellite(🛰) if it happens we face more trouble than in the process of bringing it down to earth. so, that’s the reason.
How it will work?
NASA engineers anticipate that the ISS will undergo a phased disintegration during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, drawing from observations of past space stations such as Mir and Skylab. The process is expected to unfold in three stages:
first, the detachment of solar arrays and radiators crucial for maintaining the station’s temperature; second, the separation of individual modules from the truss, the station’s backbone structure; and finally, the disintegration of the truss and modules themselves. While a significant portion of the material will vaporize upon re-entry, larger components are likely to survive.
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Where ISS will crash ?
NASA has identified Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean as the intended landing site for the debris, renowned for its remoteness and dubbed the “spacecraft graveyard” due to its history of receiving defunct satellites and spacecraft.