Starlink implements a targeted reentry approach to deorbit satellites over the open ocean, away from populated islands and heavily trafficked airline and maritime routes. This targeted reentry ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has stirred controversy by calling for the early deorbit of the International Space Station (ISS), urging that it be retired within two years—far ahead of NASA’s current plan to ...

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Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look. The "Starlink satellite train" has become a captivating sight for skywatchers, offering a glimpse of the ...

Because of an oxygen leak, the expected deorbit burn didn't occur. The second stage that came down was from a mission launched on February 1 to deploy another 22 Starlink satellites into low-Earth ...

I recommend two years from now." SpaceX has a contract to build a deorbit vehicle based on its Dragon spacecraft to do the deed, but also has potentially several crewed trips to the space station ...

Despite Musk’s call for an earlier exit, NASA and its international partners are sticking to their plan to deorbit the ISS in 2030. In June 2024, NASA awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to ...

Elon Musk continues to push the idea that it’s time to deorbit the International Space Station and shift focus toward the Red Planet. “It has served its purpose,” the billionaire SpaceX ...

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 ...