After spending an unexpected nine months aboard the International Space Station, Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore ...

“Due to the high propellant requirement of this final maneuver, the Earth’s natural atmospheric drag will be used as much as possible to lower [the] station’s altitude while setting up deorbit.

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Splash Down Safely Near Florida Coast After 9 Months On International Space Station ...

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 ...

The X-37B completed a never-before-seen aerobraking manoeuvre to change its orbit ... the spaceship performed its deorbit and landing procedures. The US Space Force said: "While in orbit, Mission ...

Axiom Space's new timeline for launching Axiom Station, its commercial space station, was driven by the need for SpaceX's deorbit vehicle to use the same port on the ISS and to preserve scientific ...

Related: NASA selects SpaceX to build deorbit vehicle for International Space Station The end is already in sight for the outpost, which has been showing signs of its advanced age. The partners ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggests it is time to deorbit the International Space Station, arguing it has fulfilled its purpose. He recommends deorbiting the ISS within two years and advocates focusing ...