NEWS FROM THE FUTURE: Break-up of the century

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International Space Station due for planned disassembly and it’s unlikely the Russians will have any say in the matter

International Space Station planned for scheduled disassembly and it’s unlikely the Russians will have any say in the matterFutureworld brings you

The shock announcement came as further cracks in the Russian-built Zarya module threatened to compromise the integrity of the orbiting outpost. First described as “superficial fissures” in 2021, the cracks have been widening since 2028, when the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, also decided not to renew its participation in the international space project.

Now it appears that the future of the station as the largest habitat in orbit is in doubt. Even if the troublesome Russian modules can be safely detached, and sent crashing into the ocean, the viability of the remaining section will be questionable. Nasa has always had end-of-life scenarios for the station, which includes retrieving valuable modules with SpaceX Starships, as well as ditching less important pieces, allowing them to burn up in the atmosphere or be buried at sea.

Interest in space travel surged in the early 2020s, when SpaceX successfully delivered astronauts to the ISS using its reusable rockets, and promises of private flips to orbit and trips around the moon filled the Twittersphere. Now that private companies were in the human space flight business, surely almost any dream could be fulfilled?

 

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