How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it’s retired
- SpaceX plans to use a Dragon capsule with a larger trunk, containing 46 engines and 35,000 pounds of fuel, to guide the aging space station during its final descent.
- The deorbit spacecraft will be launched 1 1/2 years before the station's planned demise due to logistical issues and concerns about space junk.
- The spacecraft must navigate the increased atmospheric drag, making it challenging to guide the space station safely.
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