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NASA plans to crash the International Space Station into the Pacific Ocean following 2031 retirement

Headline from KTVB Boise, from the development of Feb 2, 2022

Newest development Feb 3, 2022 · 3 reportsInternational Space Station to retire in 2031, crashing into the Pacific Ocean

While that may sound intense — it's not.

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    NASA plans to crash the International Space Station into the Pacific Ocean following 2031 retirement

    Headline from KTVB Boise ·

  2. Newest

    International Space Station to retire in 2031, crashing into the Pacific Ocean

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

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9 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA intends to keep operating the International Space Station until the end of 2030, after which the ISS would be crashed into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo, according to newly published plans outlining its future.

  2. Breitbart News

    NASA Unveils Plan to Destroy the International Space Station (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    NASA has released a new statement outlining how it plans to operate the International Space Station until 2030. It will then be destroyed by plummeting the station out of orbit into a remote region of the Pacific Ocean.

  3. KTVB Boise

    NASA plans to crash the International Space Station into the Pacific Ocean following 2031 retirement (opens KTVB Boise)

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    KTVB Boise's feed description

    While that may sound intense — it's not.

  4. NPR

    What will happen to the International Space Station when it is retired? (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    NASA says the International Space Station will stop operating at the end of 2030. After that, there are plans to crash it into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.

  5. Scientific American

    NASA Plans a Fiery End for the International Space Station by 2031 (opens Scientific American)

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    Scientific American's feed description

    The space agency has announced the timing of the ISS’s demise as part of a long-planned transition to private orbital outposts

  6. Deutsche Welle

    International Space Station to retire by crashing into Pacific Ocean by 2031 | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    According to NASA's estimates, the space station's operational life will come to an end with a controlled de-orbit in January 2031. The hub for scientific research will be replaced by commercial space platforms.

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    International Space Station to retire in 2031, crashing into the Pacific Ocean (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    NASA plans to use its International Space Station for one more decade before crashing it into the Pacific Ocean in 2031.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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