Musk's SpaceX hired to destroy ISS space station

bbc.com ^ | Jonathan Amos

[V_TWIN]

Nasa has selected Elon Musk's SpaceX company to bring down the International Space Station at the end of its life. The California-based company will build a vehicle capable of pushing the 430-tonne orbiting platform into the Pacific Ocean early in the next decade. A contract for the work, valued at up to $843m (£668m), was announced on Wednesday.

"Selecting a US De-orbit Vehicle for the International Space Station (ISS) will help Nasa and its international partners ensure a safe and responsible transition in low Earth orbit at the end of station operations. This decision also supports Nasa's plans for future commercial destinations and allows for the continued use of space near Earth," Ken Bowersox, the agency's director of space operations, said in a statement.

[V_TWIN]

Well, at least NASA has enough sense to stay outta this one......God only knows what would happen if they tried to do it on their own. SMH

[V_TWIN]

Spacex ping!

[paulcissa]

They should hire Boeing. They’re pretty good at that stuff.

[V_TWIN]

“They should hire Boeing. They’re pretty good at that stuff”

At breaking stuff you mean
Lol!

[PIF]

Wonder if the Starliner crew will still be aboard?

[BipolarBob]

I think you underestimate NASA. It just takes the right leadership for them.
#1 Start with your DEI team.
#2 Tell them to find ways to keep the ISS station in orbit.
#3 Just hope it falls into the ocean and not on land.

[woodbutcher1963]

NASA would be fine as long as they had the proper ethnic and sexual orientation mix in charge of this project.

[rktman]

Well, NASA may want a controlled action.....

[BigFreakinToad]

What a waste. Should have spent all that money establishing a moon base years ago.

[V_TWIN]

“I think you underestimate NASA. It just takes the right leadership for them...”

I know Bill Nelson is NASAs Administrator....the same Bill Nelson that was a useless Democrat Florida senator......and now by all appearances he has infected NASA with his world class mediocrity.

[Red Badger]

They should have hire Boeing’s engineers from the 737 project.

They have lots of experience in crashing things to Earth..............

[libh8er]

[Highest Authority]

You’re right about Boeing, and they could get the project managed by Obammma. He was pretty good about trying to destroy America.

[bgill]

But should it come crashing back to Earth? Great contaminate the ocean with whatever the lasted flavor of virus and of course, it’ll make it’s way to humans in 3, 2, 1.

[Red Badger]

Why crash it anywhere?

Just keep building it bigger and bigger until it can house and support hundreds.

Seem stupid to waste all that structural materials and money............

[V_TWIN]

There is one....it's called Moonbase Alpha....I thought everyone knew that. 😁

[V_TWIN]

“Seem stupid to waste all that structural materials and money.”

It wouldn’t be the fed gov without wasting money. 😁

[Dacula]

Does the price tag include bringing back the bodies of those who lost their life through the fault of the DEINASA?

[usurper]

This decision also supports Nasa's plans for future commercial destinations and allows for the continued use of space near Earth.

Musk is brilliant, in addition to orbiting tens of thousands of small satellites for his company, he's going to get NASA and other governments to pay him to safely deorbit thousands of tons of space junk.

[BigFreakinToad]

thats what should have been built with all that money, except less cheesy.