The transfer of the ISS to the moon?

[robertcb]

Is it possible it would be - using thrusters maneuvering module Zvezda - transfer to the ISS orbit the moon?

Is extended stay in the Van Allen belts would harm the structure itself ISS and the one on the deck hardware -
if this time is not stayed there the crew, and all the maneuvers were performed remotely?

Is not it better that there was a "park" the ISS and used as a base for future missions,
deorbitować than her in the earth's atmosphere like a station MIR, when it is no longer "the guarantee"?

Are there any technical difficulties associated with such a maneuver?

Or maybe it would make sense?

[TrevorMonty]

Is it possible it would be - using thrusters maneuvering module Zvezda - transfer to the ISS orbit the moon?

Is extended stay in the Van Allen belts would harm the structure itself ISS and the one on the deck hardware -
if this time is not stayed there the crew, and all the maneuvers were performed remotely?

Is not it better that there was a "park" the ISS and used as a base for future missions,
deorbitować than her in the earth's atmosphere like a station MIR, when it is no longer "the guarantee"?

Are there any technical difficulties associated with such a maneuver?

Or maybe it would make sense?

Going to need in order of 1000ton fuel.

[whitelancer64]

No. The ISS is not able to do such a thing. The two biggest issues:

1. It would be making a slow trek through the Van Allen belts, which would most likely destroy all of its electronics. Boosting it through the radiation belts quickly would cause damage to the structure, particularly the connections between modules.
2. It's not designed to be in constant sunlight, it would overheat.

[Jim]

Is it possible it would be - using thrusters maneuvering module Zvezda - transfer to the ISS orbit the moon?

No, it would take as much propellant as what the ISS weighs.  And then what happens when it gets to the moon?  Other than crashing, it will take more propellant

[redliox]

I could have sworn somebody already brought up this idea...

Aside from the different lighting/heating conditions between LEO and Lunar orbits along with fuel and the burnout the Van Allen belts would do, there is one further reason repurposing the ISS is a bad idea: it's already past its planned expiration date.

The Zarya/FGB module was launched in 1998 and designed to last 15 years.  Obviously it's now past that point, although reasonably healthy but likely because other modules have since taken over its role.  But think about it: 2024 is the current tenative retirement date of the ISS, at which point it will be 26 years old.  2 systems that won't hold up well would be the cooling pumps and the solar arrays.  There are been several instances over its life where spacewalks were conducted solely to fix the ammonia-based cooling system.  The solar arrays are already getting holes in them.  Neither of these factors make it wise to recycle a used space station, as green a concept recycling is on Earth.