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National News by Sarwat Nasir 9/18/2022

The US space agency plans to de-orbit the ISS at the end of this decade, while Russia plans to build an independent one

Nasa is confident that Russia will co-operate in de-orbiting the International Space Station at the end of this decade.

Bill Nelson, Nasa’s administrator, was speaking at a press conference held on the first day of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Paris, taking place until September 22.

Nasa and Russia are both partners on the floating laboratory, with Russian space agency Roscosmos, which performs manoeuvres on the ship using its Progress spacecraft that is docked there.

The space station is nearing its retirement date after hosting astronauts for more than two decades.

“We are still planning the deorbit of the International Space Station after 2030,” said Mr Nelson.

“However, the plans are under way. I have every reason to believe that our Russian partners on the International Space Station are going to co-operate in that.”

The comments come only two months after Roscosmos appointed a new chief, Yury Borisov.

More: https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/09/18/iac-2022-nasa-chief-confident-russia-will-co-operate-in-retiring-space-station/