The ISS is facing ‘irreparable’ failures – and they could be about to get worse

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Newly discovered cracks in ISS module risk ‘avalanche’ of damage and end to permanent space presence

Ever since the Expedition 1 flight crew floated aboard the International Space Station on 2 November, 2000, humanity has had a continuous presence in space.was only meant to last for 15 years, but more than two decades later it continues to operate as an orbiting lab for a multi-national consortium of space agencies.

 

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