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NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations

  • Written by John M. Horack, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University
NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stationsThe International Space Station will be brought down in 2030.NASA via AP

For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American – a streak that will soon reach 25 years.

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