NASA recently kicked off its search for design proposals for $1 billion space-tug. The planned spacecraft will help take the aging International Space Station out of orbit years from now.
The Expedition 69 crewmates will attach three debris shields and test a work platform during the seven-hour spacewalk.
Taking the aging International Space Station out of orbit will require a potentially $1 billion space-tug – and NASA just recently kicked off its search forThe space-tug that NASA has started fielding proposals for will be "focused on the final deorbit activity" of the entire process that will ultimately see it come out of orbit somewhere over an ocean far away from people, NASA said earlier this month.
NASA indicated earlier in the year that the spacecraft could cost around $1 billion, according to reports. Industry members have until Nov. 17 to submit their design proposals.The decision to pursue the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle came after NASA and partners conducted reviews that "indicate a new spacecraft solution would provide more robust capabilities for responsible deorbit," the agency said. Russian spacecraft having a role had previously been weighed.
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