NASA has said that by the end of this decade, the International Space Station will be deorbited. NASA said that it would mark the end of its life. The space agency has issued a proposal for the development of the US Deorbit Vehicle (USDV). The USDV is a spacecraft designed to safely deorbit the ISS as part of its planned retirement. NASA said that it is planned to be a critical component of the strategy to ensure the safe and controlled decommissioning of the ISS.
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00:00 The American space agency NASA has said that by the end of this decade, the International
00:05 Space Station will be deorbited.
00:07 NASA said that it would mark the end of its life.
00:10 The space agency has issued a proposal for the development of the US Deorbit Vehicle
00:15 or USDV.
00:16 The USDV is a spacecraft designed to safely deorbit the ISS as part of its planned retirement.
00:24 NASA said that it is planned to be a critical component of the strategy to ensure the safe
00:29 and controlled decommissioning of the ISS.
00:32 The International Space Station has been continuously occupied since November 2000.
00:37 The ISS is a joint venture of five space agencies including NASA, the European Space Agency,
00:43 the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the Canadian Space Agency and Russia's Roscosmos.
00:49 It has been in operation since 1998.
00:52 The partners have agreed to operate the station until 2030, with Russia committing until at
00:57 least 2028.
00:59 At the end of the ISS program, the station will be deorbited in a controlled manner to
01:03 avoid populated areas.
01:05 NASA informed that the safe deorbit of the ISS is a shared responsibility of all the
01:10 five space agencies based on their respective contributions to the station.
01:15 In anticipation of the ISS's retirement, NASA is seeking to transition its operations in
01:19 low-Earth orbit to commercially owned and operated platforms.
01:24 As per reports, this move aims to ensure continued access and presence in space for research,
01:29 technology development and international collaboration.
01:32 The USDV project represents a significant shift in NASA's approach to deorbiting the
01:37 ISS.
01:38 Reports said that previous strategies considered using multiple Roscosmos Progress spacecraft
01:43 for deorbit operations.
01:45 However, recent evaluations suggest that a new spacecraft would provide more robust capabilities
01:51 for responsible deorbit.
01:52 NASA revealed that the USDV will focus on the final deorbit activity.
01:57 It could be a new spacecraft design or a modification to an existing spacecraft.
02:02 According to reports, the vehicle must function on its first flight and have sufficient redundancy
02:07 and anomaly recovery capability to continue the critical deorbit burn.
02:11 NASA said that given the complexity and size of the development effort, the USDV will take
02:16 years to develop, test and certify.
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