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Russia wants to recycle ISS modules for a new station, can it work?

Russia is preparing for life after the International Space Station by floating one of the most controversial ideas in modern spaceflight: detaching its aging ISS modules and turning them into the core ...
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Russia's plans for a space station include 'recycling' its ISS modules

With the International Space Station (ISS) set to retire in 2030, several nations and commercial space companies have plans to deploy their own successor stations. This includes China, which plans to ...
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Russia’s Next Space Station Could Reuse Its ISS Parts—Leaks and All

The International Space Station (ISS) is due to retire soon, plunging into the South Pacific Ocean after being dragged down through Earth’s atmosphere. But perhaps not all of the space station will be ...
Scientific American

Russia Quietly Changed Its Space Station Plans. Here’s What That Means

The International Space Station (ISS) is due to close down by 2030, and Russia, one of its main partners, is designing its own replacement orbital laboratory. After a decade of planning to place its ...