Failure to properly dispose of the space station could result in catastrophe, the panel warns.
A safety panel highlighted the urgency of safely deorbiting the International Space Station after it retires in 2030, warning of a catastrophe if the spacecraft were to make an uncontrolled reentry through Earth’s atmosphere. NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel urged the space agency to develop a space tug to deorbit the ISS, saying that the deorbit vehicle is “not optional,” according to Space Policy Online.
The development of the proposed space tug was allocated $180 million as part of NASA’s proposed 2024 budget request and the space agency put out a request for proposals from private space companies in the U.S. to come up with a design. However, NASA is anticipating budget cuts due to the fiscal responsibility act, which was signed into law in June, which could affect the plans for a deorbiting space tug.
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