NASA Announces , Plan For Decommissioning , the International Space Space Station.<br />Sky News reports that NASA has announced <br />its plan for taking the International Space Station <br />out of orbit in January of 2031. .<br />The plan, according to NASA, is to crash the massive structure into a 'spacecraft cemetery' located at the most remote point of the ocean. .<br />This uninhabited area <br />of the south Pacific Ocean is known as Point Nemo. .<br />This uninhabited area <br />of the south Pacific Ocean is known as Point Nemo. .<br />Point Nemo is referred to <br />as a spacecraft cemetery since <br />decommissioned spacecraft <br />are usually aimed here <br />when returning to the Earth. .<br />Last month, President Biden and Vice <br />President Harris made a commitment to <br />keep the laboratory operating until 2030. .<br />Last month, President Biden and Vice <br />President Harris made a commitment to <br />keep the laboratory operating until 2030. .<br />After that, the space station's long-term <br />future reportedly becomes unsustainable. .<br />NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that all <br />of the ISS mission goals will have been <br />completed by the end of the decade. .<br />NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that all <br />of the ISS mission goals will have been <br />completed by the end of the decade. .<br />NASA's plan also includes collaborating <br />with commercially operated space platforms <br />after the ISS is taken out of orbit. .<br />Sky News reports that Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin <br />is one of several companies with plans <br />to launch their own commercial orbiters. .<br />Sky News reports that Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin <br />is one of several companies with plans <br />to launch their own commercial orbiters. .<br />The ISS will keep operating until 2030, which <br />is intended to offer private companies time <br />to develop their commercial space platforms.
