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NASA Warns: Urgent Repairs Needed for Aging ISS

4/20/2025

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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel has raised alarms about the International Space Station's precarious state, citing aging infrastructure like air leaks and cracks in the Russian Zvezda module. They stress the critical need for funding and a solid deorbit plan ahead of its 2030 retirement to avert looming dangers in space.

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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel has raised alarms about the International Space Station's precarious state, citing aging infrastructure like air leaks and cracks in the Russian Zvezda module. They stress the critical need for funding and a solid deorbit plan ahead of its 2030 retirement to avert looming dangers in space.