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ISS Faces Urgent Safety Crisis Amid Budget Cuts

4/25/2025

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The International Space Station (ISS) is grappling with alarming safety issues, including structural cracks and air leaks in the Russian Zvezda module. Proposed NASA budget cuts could hasten its deorbiting by 2030. Meanwhile, SpaceX is working on a U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, as experts urgently call for funding to tackle these critical risks.

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The International Space Station (ISS) is grappling with alarming safety issues, including structural cracks and air leaks in the Russian Zvezda module. Proposed NASA budget cuts could hasten its deorbiting by 2030. Meanwhile, SpaceX is working on a U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, as experts urgently call for funding to tackle these critical risks.