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back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030.'s company has been awarded a contract with a potential value of US$843 million to develop and deliver the spaceship, dubbed the US Deorbit Vehicle.
Weighing 430,000 kilograms pounds, the ISS is by far the largest single structure ever built in space. Much of the material will be vaporized, but large pieces are expected to survive. For this reason, NASA is aiming for an area of the Pacific Ocean called Point Nemo, one of the most remote areas of the world and known as the graveyard of satellites and spaceships.
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