NASA will destroy the International Space Station in 2030 with Elon Musk as ‘godfather’

The countdown to International Space Station is underway, being Elon Musk’s SpaceX the one chosen by NASA to destroy the complex.

This was made known by herself POT in a statement, noting that Elon Musk’s SpaceX will assist with decommissioning efforts and destruction from the International Space Station.

The deadline has been set for 2030 so that the facility stopped operating, being destroyed that same year.

Giving way to a new space station, of which few details are known so far, except that NASA has evaluated various independent manufacturers.

How will Elon Musk’s SpaceX destroy the International Space Station?

Before explosions or massive dismantling are considered, the plan for Elon Musk’s SpaceX destroy the International Space Station is different.

NASA said SpaceX will build the ship US Deorbit Vehiclewhich will dock with the International Space Station and will “pull” her back to Earth.

During reentry, it is expected that both the ship and the station will mostly disintegrate, ending the life of the scientific complex.

It is a large-scale plan, where Elon Musk’s company was given a contract of 15.6 billion pesos for the construction of the ship.

It should be mentioned that Elon Musk’s company will not be directly involved in the descent maneuvers; It will be NASA who controls the ship and the details of the mission.

What will happen to NASA’s International Space Station after its destruction?

The POT points out that the International Space Station It will not be completely destroyed upon re-entry to Earth, leaving behind several giant pieces of scrap metal.

This skeleton of the International Space Station will fall into the Point Nemo in the Pacific Oceanwhich has been used by NASA as a spacecraft cemetery.

Although it has always been criticized that the space junk thrown into the ocean, at the moment there seems to be no other solution.

So the International Space Station will go from being in outer space to the depths of the sea as an artificial reef.

With information from NASA