ISS will plunge into the Atlantic Ocean in 2031
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an independent United States (US) agency responsible for aeronautics and space research, announced that the International Space Station (ISS) will be operational until 2030 and will crash into the Atlantic Ocean in early 2031.
According to the details, NASA operators will direct the ISS toward a region in the Pacific Ocean called the South Pacific Oceanic Uninhabited Area – specifically around Point Nemo – in early 2031, when it will reenter the atmosphere and crash into the water.
This part of the Atlantic Ocean is farthest from land and is known as the cemetery of spacecraft. Many old satellites and space debris have crashed here, including the Russian space station ‘Mir’ in 2001.
NASA says that in the near future space activities will be carried out by the commercial sector.
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The International Space Station is a joint project of five space agencies and has been in Earth orbit since 1998. The staff has been stationed here since 2000 and more than three thousand investigations have been carried out in the laboratory without its gravity. However, it is allowed to operate until 2024 and requires the consent of all its partners for a longer period.
NASA says the retirement of the ISS is a step towards commercial sector activity in Earth orbit.
Phil McAlister, director of commercial space at NASA Headquarters, said that using private sector space companies will allow NASA to purchase “only the goods and services the agency needs” in the future.
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“We look forward to sharing our lessons learned and operations experience with the private sector to help them develop safe, reliable and cost-effective destinations in space,” said Phil McAlister in a statement.
In 2020, NASA awarded a contract to an American company, ExxonMobil, to develop at least one module that would be linked to the ISS. In addition, the three companies have provided financial support for the design of space stations. It is hoped that these new projects will be launched into space before the ISS retires.
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