International Space Station to go down in a blaze of glory – The Times (subscription)

Plans are being drawn up to scrap the vessel and send it hurtling into the ocean in a spectacular firework display

Jonathan Leake, ScienceEditor

Nasa scientists are drawing up plans to dismantle the International Space Station and send it hurtling into the Pacific in the worlds most spectacular demolition job.

Tim Peake, the British astronaut, could be among the team that prepares the ISS for its fiery demise he is due to return to the station between 2021 and 2024 when its funding runs out.

The massive modules, fuel tanks and other components would generate a series of fireballs as they burn up in the atmosphere.

The plans were revealed by Ellen Stofan, Nasas chief scientist, who helped set them in motion before recently leaving the agency.

The future of the ISS is a big issue for Nasa. The funding is there till 2024 but then it

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