WASHINGTON: The International Space Station (ISS) will continue its operations by 2030 and will plunge into the farthest point in the Pacific Ocean in 2031, NASA was confirmed in a new transition plan released this week.
According to the estimated budget of space agency, ISS, launched in 1998, will be “de-orbited” in January 2031.
After leaving the orbit, the space station will make dramatic offspring before the spark landing in Nemo, which is around 2,700 km from any land And it has been known as a funeral of the final resting place for space stations that are disabled, old satellites, and other human space debris, guardians report.
Also known as “Samudera poles cannot be accessed” or “the uninhabited region of the South Pacific Ocean”, the area around the cemetery of the space is known for the lack of human activity.
“Quite a lot of places farthest from any human civilization that you can find,” NASA said.
This week, space announces a new transition plan for low-earth orbit science.
Furthermore, NASA has signed an agreement with three private companies to launch a commercial space station for use by private companies and government astronauts.
The new space station will be launched by Blue Origin, Nanoracks LLC and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, said NASA.
They are expected to operate by the late 2020s, before the ISS fell into the sea, Space.com reported.
Until then, the ISS would remain busy with the experiments carried out both on behalf of NASA researchers and private contractors.
“The International Space Station enters the third and most productive decade as an innovative scientific platform in micro,” Robyn Gentens, director of the International Space Station at NASA’s headquarters, in the statement.
“Third decade is one of our results, building our successful global partnerships to verify human exploration and research technology to support deep extraterrestrial exploration, continue to restore medical and environmental benefits for humanity, and laid the foundation for the commercial future on the Low Earth in Earth.
Orbit, “he added.
Iss, about the size of the American soccer field, orbiting the earth once every 90 minutes, and has been occupied by astronauts since November 2000.
Last September, a Russian official warned that small gaps had been found at the space station.
Can deteriorate from time to time and raise concerns about aging equipment and risk “irreparable failure”, BBC reports.
The space station was originally intended to operate for 15 years, but NASA said in a report that “there is a high belief that the ISS life can be extended further by 2030”, although some of the variability analysis is still carried out.