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Russia Has Decided To Throw the ISS Away in 2020 (Update)

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
July 27, 2011
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Russia Plans to Sink the International Space Station in 2020, Fox
“Russia’s space agency announced Wednesday that the International Space Station — a space base the world’s scientists and billions of U.S. tax dollars helped build and maintain some 200 miles above the surface of the Earth — will be de-orbited and allowed to sink into the Pacific Ocean in 2020, just like its Russian predecessor, Mir. “We will be forced to sink the ISS. We cannot leave it in orbit as it is a very complicated and a heavy object,” Roscosmos’ deputy head Vitaly Davydov said in an interview posted on the agency’s website.”
NASA and International Partners Discuss New Uses for Space Station
“The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) for the International Space Station partner agencies met Tuesday, July 26, to discuss how to use the space station as a test bed for technologies that will enable missions beyond low Earth orbit.”
Keith’s note: So, I guess that’s it then. Russia gets to make the decision to scrap something we paid the lion’s share to build and operate – after paying to keep Russia’s space program aloft for a decade prior to that. Who makes all of these “deals” for the U.S. anyway? We seem to be getting the short end of the stick each and every time. Why have these MCB meetings about other uses for the ISS when Russia simply plans to scrap it anyway?
NASA Needs To Go To Priceline.com, earlier post
Space station sinking? Not so fast, MSNBC
“The interview from “Good Morning Russia” (“Utro Rossii”) caused a stir when a Russian-language transcript turned up on the space agency’s website, but don’t panic: If anything, the International Space Station will be in operation well after 2020. Russia, NASA and the other partners in the 16-nation venture are looking into extending the station’s lifetime to 2028 — that is, if they can verify that its components will still be in working order until then.”

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3 responses to “Russia Has Decided To Throw the ISS Away in 2020 (Update)”

  1. Joshua says:
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    What a disgrace!!!

  2. Jeffersonian527 says:
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    The world will change as we once again become the number one energy producer in the World.

  3. Mr.Anderson says:
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    This wont happen. Russia is just trying to act tough. First, does the guy making this statement make space policy for Russia, or is someone else? I’ve heard plenty of stupid statements come out of Russia that were nothing but hot air, this is no different but DOES highlight how dependent we’ve become on on so called “partner”. 2nd, Russia doesn’t have the funds to build another space station. Even if they separated their segment, all they would have is a 20+ year old space station build off a spare MIR module. All the High-tech stuff is on the US side, that includes the Labs. Keep in mind, we own one of those Russia segments–we paid for it! 3rd, all we need to replace the Russia side is a propulsion module. A modified ESA ATV would work in the short term.