NASA awards SpaceX $843 million to deorbit ISS in 2030s
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NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to carry out the International Space Station (ISS) deorbit plans in the 2030s. The ISS, in orbit since 2000, weighs almost 430 tons and will be guided to a controlled descent by a deorbit vehicle, with remnants landing near Point Nemo. NASA plans to use private space stations for future missions post-ISS retirement.