Musk calls for International Space Station to be deorbited by 2027

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Elon Musk calls for International Space Station to be deorbited by 2027

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has called for the International Space Station (ISS) to be deorbited as soon as possible, perhaps by 2027.

The ISS is aging, and before Musk's intervention, the plan was to deorbit it in 2030. SpaceX was awarded a contract in 2024 worth almost a billion dollars to do the deed but will need to work fast if Musk's suggestion is accepted by the US President, Donald Trump. The original plan required a de-orbit vehicle to be ready by 2029.

More: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/21/elon_musk_iss_mogensen_insult/

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