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Here's how NASA will deorbit the International Space Station
For example, a prior U.S. space station, Skylab, crashed to Earth following a largely uncontrolled deorbit in July 1979. An uncontrolled deorbit is cheaper (essentially free) but runs the risks of ...
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TRS would have then been docked with Skylab via remote control from the Shuttle. Once docked, its thrusters would have been used to raise the space station into a higher orbit — or to deorbit it ...
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SpaceX Reveals its Plan to Crash the ISS Into Earth’s Atmosphere at The End of Its Mission
So if anything goes wrong with the deorbit -- and it's worth remembering the Skylab accident of 1979 here -- NASA's the one that may take the brunt of the blame. If your company can negotiate a ...