SpaceX won a NASA contract worth up to $843 million to build a single machine whose only job is to drag the space station out of orbit and into the Pacific Ocean
NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to develop a vehicle capable of deorbiting the International Space Station into the Pacific Ocean.
📍 The outcome
Coverage focused on the technical and safety concerns surrounding the planned guided descent into the Pacific Ocean’s Point Nemo, but no follow-up details emerged. The contract’s status or progress remains unstated in the available reports.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
The obvious questions
What is the primary function of the machine SpaceX is building?
The machine is designed to drag the International Space Station out of its orbit and into the Pacific Ocean.
What is the maximum value of the contract awarded to SpaceX?
The contract is worth up to $843 million.
Where will the space station be directed upon re-entry?
The station will be guided to an area in the Pacific Ocean referred to as Point Nemo.
The story so far
SpaceX is tasked with building a specialized machine designed to guide the International Space Station out of orbit. The planned descent will target a remote area of the Pacific Ocean, specifically identified as Point Nemo.
Reporting also highlights the existence of a GAO report concerning the space station replacement and notes expert concerns regarding the destruction of the facility. Future developments will depend on the progression of the deorbit vehicle's construction.
Coverage does not yet specify a definitive timeline for the final descent, nor does it detail the specific technical response to the concerns raised by experts.
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Who reported it (4)
- GAO Report On Space Station Replacement NASA Watch · 45d ago
- Experts Concerned About Plan to Destroy International Space Station Futurism · 45d ago
- Why does NASA want to crash International Space Station into ocean? | The ISS will be guided to 'Point Nemo' Inshorts · 45d ago
- SpaceX won a NASA contract worth up to $843 million to build a single machine whose only job is to drag the space station out of orbit and into the Pacific Ocean Space Daily · 45d ago
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