NASA: The retirement of the International Space Station requires cooperation from all partners!
Re-entry into the atmosphere will cost nearly $1 billion, and all 16 member states must contribute funds.
August 1st, TASS published an article.
Deputy Administrator of NASA, Kenneth Bowles Sox said: The retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) from orbit requires the joint efforts of all partners, especially Russia and the United States.
"The space station was built for joint use. The work of all partners is necessary, especially Russia and the United States, which must be able to cooperate to remove [the space station] from orbit."
"The space station team is working together to develop the final plan, in which we will use Russian and American components together to reduce the risk to people on Earth when we retire the International Space Station to the ocean," said Bowles Sox.
According to Dan Vagel, the director of NASA's International Space Station (ISS) program, "The current plan is that the Russian segment will control the altitude, while the American equipment will be responsible for pulling the space station back from orbit and generating thrust for acceleration."
He pointed out, "This is largely a comprehensive plan and a comprehensive solution. Part of the work currently being done by the Russian space agency is the supply of fuel."
According to predictions, the amount of fuel required to deorbit the space station will reach the required level in early 2028.
"It is likely that we will start descending in mid-2028, and then our equipment will reach the deorbiting in mid-2029, so this is roughly the sequence of time," Vagel added.
How to share the costs has no specific plan yet.
Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1839292295208964/
Statement: This article represents the views of the author himself.