NASA prepares for SpaceX Crew-12 mission as ISS enters final years

NASA prepares for SpaceX Crew-12 mission as ISS enters final years

NASA is gearing up for the SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station, set to launch next month, as the station approaches its final years of operation.

Racing to replace the ISS

After 25 years in orbit, the International Space Station will be decommissioned from 2030 – and a race is underway to replace it. NASA is backing privately run space stations to keep humans in orbit, with multiple companies competing for contracts.

The ISS Is Retiring — Meet the Private Space Stations Set to Replace It

The International Space Station (ISS), the icon of international collaboration and scientific success, is approaching the end of its working life. Having spent over twenty years in Earth orbit, the ISS will be retired by 2030, marking the end of an era of human spaceflight. NASA has verified that the station will be deorbited and steered into the Pacific Ocean, concluding a period that started back in 1998. The ISS has accommodated international…