An extremely detailed analysis of how NASA plans to destroy the ISS

Stylized illustration of the ISS during controlled reentry.

The International Space Station (ISS) is counting down its days, with retirement just a few years away hanging over the orbital lab. For more than 20 years, the space station served as a home for astronauts in low Earth orbit, but it will soon meet its demise as it plummets through the atmosphere, leaving behind … Read more