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If you’re fretted that the International Space Station may disappear since the Trump administration prepares to defund it, do not tension; it’ll be around. Or a minimum of parts of it.
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine states the United States will not release the ISS without a backup strategy, according to TheVerge Specifically, Bridenstein states personal business are extremely thinking about taking control of.
However, business may run just particular parts of ISS while deserting other parts. Bridenstein didn’t define which business were interested. Or, business may install their own industrial environments in orbit rather of utilizing the ISS. He highlights that numerous alternatives are offered, and neither the Trump administration nor NASA has actually decided.
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But in summary, continuous access to low Earth orbit will be maintained for the US, Bridenstine said. He expressed that he doesn’t want a repeat of what happened with the Space Shuttle, where the shuttles were retired before replacements were ready.
“Look, there are kids graduating from high school this month that their entire lives, we’ve had an astronaut in space,” the Verge quoted Bridenstine as saying. “We’ve had people living off the planet their entire lives. We want that to continue in perpetuity forever. So, no gap; that’s the goal.”
The White House declined to comment, deferring to NASA. NASA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Â
