Elon Musk has long dreamed of making humanity an interplanetary species. "His latest intentions around destroying the ...

The International Space Station (ISS) may be retired sooner than the planned 2030 deorbit date due to age, cost, and a potential shift in NASA's priorities. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has expressed interest ...

Elon Musk’s latest space-related hammer throw is to call for the International Space Station to be deorbited as soon as two years from now.

In an historic move that marks the end of a remarkable era, NASA is finalizing plans to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS). The decision to deorbit the ISS marks the culmination of ...

However, an American now wants to deorbit the orbital laboratory ahead of schedule. “It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the International Space Station,” Elon Musk wrote in an X post.

The politics of this are complicated. President Trump could propose shutting down the space station, but the budget for the deorbit vehicle (which is necessary, otherwise the station might make an ...

Elon Musk continues to push the idea that it’s time to deorbit the International Space Station and shift focus toward the Red Planet. “It has served its purpose,” the billionaire SpaceX ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggests it is time to deorbit the International Space Station, arguing it has fulfilled its purpose. He recommends deorbiting the ISS within two years and advocates focusing ...

The International Space Station (ISS) may be retired sooner than the planned 2030 deorbit date due to age, cost, and a potential shift in NASA's priorities. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has expressed ...

SpaceX has a contract to build a deorbit vehicle based on its Dragon spacecraft to do the deed, but also has potentially several crewed trips to the space station for NASA and commercial companies ...