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> The ISS is going to de-orbit in the 2020s, Only because we are going to allow it. We could, you know, keep it in orbit and continue to use it. > I think NA
by craftyguy 9y ago
> The ISS is going to de-orbit in the 2020s,
Only because we are going to allow it. We could, you know, keep it in orbit and continue to use it.
> I think NASA should be allowed, broadly, to choose its own missions and goals, and stick with it for longer than one administration. Their work takes more than 3 year election cycles.
I could not agree with this more. Having every administration fuck up their agenda every 4-8 years is not productive.
- xupybd 9y ago> Only because we are going to allow it. We could, you know, keep it in orbit and continue to use it. I'm not sure if it's safe to operate much longer than the 2020's without some major work and the running costs are astronomical. I'd love to see the ISS live longer but with limited resources going to the moon instead seems like a solid plan. At least on the Moon we might be able to get some practice in at harvesting resources off world. That's really going to be the economic key to kicking off a non war related space race.