NASA picks SpaceX to carry ISS to its watery graveyard after 2030

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NASA picks SpaceX to carry ISS to its watery graveyard after 2030
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NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030.

NASA picks SpaceX to carry ISS to its watery graveyard after 2030 retrieved 27 June 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-06-nasa-elon-musk-spacex-international.html

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