ISS partners – NASA and Roscosmos – have conducted a bilateral Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) to refine procedures relating to the disposal of the Station at the end of its service life, or in the event of an emergency. The deorbit burn capability – which won’t exist until at least 2017 – requires multiple docked vehicles firing in unison to push the Station to its fiery demise.
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ASAP discuss plans to deorbit the ISS via the use of two Progress ships
by Chris BerginManagers with the International Space Station Program have discussed their End Of Life (EOL) plans…