The retirement time of the International Space Station has caused a dispute between Russia and the United States, with Russia stating it will deorbit in 2028 and the U.S. wanting to extend it until 20

When will the International Space Station retire, and Russia and the US have a disagreement!

Russia says that the International Space Station should deorbit in 2028, while the United States hopes to extend it until 2032.

According to a report by Space News in the United States on March 4, a revised NASA authorization bill has postponed the retirement of the International Space Station by two years, until September 30, 2032.

The extension plan aims to avoid a gap in continuous human presence and capability in low Earth orbit, thus preventing the leadership from being handed over to China before commercial space stations are ready.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation stated in a bill summary that the committee approved the bill on March 4.

However, according to a report by TASS on March 11, Roscosmos CEO Bakhnov said that the International Space Station would begin to deorbit in 2028.

Bakhnov reported: "The head of Roscosmos pointed out that the subsequent sinking plan is scheduled for 2030."

First, Russia is advancing the International Space Station project and will continue to operate it jointly in the coming years.

In 2028, Russia will begin to gradually deorbit the space station, and then sink it into the ocean in 2030."

The plan for the first module of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) to be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to a 51.6-degree orbit is also scheduled for 2028.

Subsequent plans include launching a common node module and an airlock module from the same launch site.

But Americans don't want Russia to leave. An American netizen, ianbtv, wrote 8 hours ago: Can Russia not join the space station that China is cooperating with? Why not do so? A wiser idea is: 'Let Russia continue to work with us so they don't leave.'

The U.S. space agency's desire to extend the life of the International Space Station includes many political considerations, namely to contain China.

But Russia does not have such intentions.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859314034412548/

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