A controlled deorbit would allow the ISS to be brought down to Earth at a time and place of NASA's choosing, creating the lowest possible risk to people and infrastructure. This is the option NASA ...

SpaceX will develop the U.S. deorbit vehicle, and NASA will take ownership after development and operate it throughout its mission. The launch service for the spacecraft will be a future procurement.

Description: STARDUST aims to design, build, and test a passive deorbit device using a drag sail that will unsure a safe and timely re-entry of a CubeSat into Earth’s atmosphere. The aim of the device ...

Description Project LEONIDS will design a drag sail to assist CubeSat operators in complying with FCC 22-74, which requires satellites orbiting below 2000km to deorbit within 5 years at the end of ...