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NASA wants more 'space tug' ideas to deorbit the International Space Station in a fiery finale


NASA wants more 'space tug' ideas to deorbit the International Space Station in a fiery finale NASA is asking U.S. industry for proposals to create a "space tug" for removing the International Space Station from orbit in the early 2030s. The agency plans to use a U.S. Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) to safely steer the International Space Station (ISS) into Earth's atmosphere. (White House officials previously called this vehicle a "space tug.") If all goes according to NASA's plan, after the ISS program concludes, flights and commercial research will proceed on industry-led space stations, which are now in their early stages of development.  



(Source: SpaceNews - Sep 26)

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