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Can The International Space Station Make It Until 2030? - Special



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December 26, 2024
Since 2000, the International Space Station has been continuously inhabited, orbiting Earth as a symbol of international collaboration and human innovation. But after 25 years in space, the ISS is showing its age with leaks, outdated hardware, and operational challenges. From Zvezda’s pressure loss to spacewalk delays and cutting-edge IROSA solar arrays, we explore how the ISS is being maintained and upgraded to ensure it can last until its planned deorbit in 2030. Can the station hold on for another five years? Let’s dive into the details.


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🖊️Written by Justin Davenport & Sawyer Rosenstein.
🎥 Video from NASA, ESA, CSA, Roscosmos, Sawyer Rosenstein.
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Re: Can The International Space Station Make It Until 2030?
« Reply #1 on: 12/30/2024 07:15 am »
At this point it is more than likely completely unpredictable how much longer the ISS will last.  There are just too many unknowns about what is going wrong and what will breakdown next. 

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Re: Can The International Space Station Make It Until 2030?
« Reply #2 on: 12/30/2024 07:53 am »
Not only the hardware is well past it's use by date, but also working with the Russians.

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Re: Can The International Space Station Make It Until 2030?
« Reply #3 on: 12/30/2024 08:36 am »
I express more significant concern regarding the potentially catastrophic failure of a seal or ammonia fluid line. Unlike the capabilities provided by predictive failure programming such as HAL9000, which would allow for alerts before a failure, NASA remains committed to maintaining a human presence in Low Earth Orbit, akin to traversing a frayed tightrope.
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