The ISS should be deorbited 'as soon as possible,' Elon Musk says: 'Let's go to Mars'
And Musk's focus on Mars as the next destination for humanity after low Earth orbit should come as no surprise; the billionaire has long had the Red Planet in his sights. In a December X post, for example, he dismissed the moon as "a distraction," saying that "we're going straight to Mars."
Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
As chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, Cruz effectively has control over Isaacman's confirmation process. He was also just re-elected to a six-year term, so theoretically Cruz is less susceptible to political pressure from the Trump White House.
Elon Musk calls for deorbit of International Space Station as soon as possible
Elon Musk’s latest space-related hammer throw is to call for it to be deorbited as soon as two years from now.
What we know: DOGE's Elon Musk calls for faster preparations to deorbit the Space Station
DOGE leader and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said it's time to speed up preparations to deorbit the International Space Station.
'Let's go to mars': Musk makes fresh pitch to deorbit International Space Station
Notably, the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to deorbit in 2030, following several extensions in its lifespan. Last year, SpaceX had won a $843 million Nasa contract to formally deorbit
Elon Musk Calls for Ending NASA’s Space Station Program Early
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recommended hastening the end of the International Space Station on his social media site X, arguing that the orbiting laboratory should be taken out of orbit within two years instead of the current five-year target.
Musk, after spat with astronaut, calls for deorbiting the International Space Station
Andreas Mogensen, a Danish astronaut who previously was the ISS commander until March of last year, called out Musk over his ...
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Musk states it's time to bring ISS back from orbit and proposes his own alternative
American billionaire Elon Musk stated that it is time to bring the ISS back from orbit and instead head to Mars, according to ...
ISS astronaut shares epic photo of a ‘starry starry night’
Don Pettit’s been snapping away in orbit again. This time, the NASA astronaut has captured a stunning image of the Milky Way ...
The International Space Station is hidden in this gorgeous photo of the moon. Can you spot it?
The space station and one other Easter egg — the site of NASA's next human moon landing — are hidden in this lucky photo.
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Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: 'We don't feel stranded'
Boeing's Starliner astronauts are in the final stretch of their unexpectedly long stint in Earth orbit — and they're setting ...
Six Space Stations That Could Replace the ISS
The International Space Station is scheduled to be destroyed by 2030, but there are several stations under construction that could carry on its work.
Starliner astronauts respond to Trump saying they were 'abandoned': 'We don’t feel stuck'
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams recently told CNN they want to "change the rhetoric" about the two astronauts being "stuck in ...