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Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
“There is very little incremental utility. Let’s go to Mars.”…
In reality, NASA has only been fully utilizing the space station since late 2020, when it began to fly a full complement of astronauts thanks to SpaceX's Crew Dragon coming online. However, structural elements of the station have been in space for more than a quarter of a century, and NASA is growing increasingly concerned about leaks in Russian modules aboard the facility. Canceling NASA's operations in low-Earth orbit could free up some funding for Mars if Cruz and the other ISS supporters in Congress agree, which seems questionable.
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