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Elon Musk Pushes for ISS Deorbiting by 2025 (science.social)
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Elon Musk Pushes for ISS Deorbiting by 2025

https://blog.joshuniverse.com/elon-musk-pushes-for-iss-deorbiting-by-2025

Elon Musk proposes deorbiting the ISS, sparking debate on future space exploration and international cooperation challenges in orbit.

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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I thought his company was supposed to move astronauts to the ISS for the next 5 years? Is this to get out of a contract his company can't fulfill?

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago

He'll just ask to be compensated for early contract termination.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Pretty much. Over the last couple of weeks he's stolen all the money he would have got from the government as part of that contract. So now he wants to bail on the obligation part.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

money not spent on him (like his mars bullshit) is 'wasted' money. being an iss taxi is only some of that.