Leonard David is an award-winning space journalist who has been reporting on space activities for more than 50 years. Currently writing as Space.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesThe International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.surprising smellfrom time to time that make the facility a risky residence.
While the aging hardware points to the steadily approaching end of the ISS' life and the need for planning a controlled deorbit,"it must also be noted that a critical or catastrophic failure could occur with little or no warning, necessitating an immediate safe disposal of the damaged station," the ASAP pointed out.
Concerns and complaints about the debris dumped into the oceans by reentering space objects make a lot of sense in principle, Anselmo told Space.com. "However, this can no longer be said for the upper atmosphere, where the impact of space launches and reentries is probablyRussia's Mir space station made a controlled reentry, a dumping of the 130-ton outpost over the South Pacific Ocean near Nadi, Fiji in 2001.Meanwhile, there are others evaluating the deep-sixing of the ISS. For example, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water is looking into the complex issue.
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