It took dozens of launches to get the International Space Station up. What will it take to get it down?
. The facility would weigh over 900,000 lbs. on Earth, is nearly the length of a football field and boasts as much livable volume as a six-bedroom house, according to NASA.
Like the rest of us, the International Space Station is aging. That reality is a particular challenge in space, where the laboratory is at constant risk of impacts from space debris and micrometeorites and where even the smallest hiccup can mean disaster. If those fuel deliveries stop, the space station will be at the mercy of the Earth's gravity and atmosphere. What goes up must come down.Because of the station's international nature — it's a partnership among the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan and the participating nations of the European Space Agency — the decision to retire it will always be based on both engineering and politics.
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