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#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: The future of the International Space Station – SpaceWatch.Global
by Jose Salgado Orbiting 400 km above us lies the most expensive man-made object ever built, the International Space Station (ISS). At a cost of more than $160 billion, its first module was launched i
by Jose Salgado
ISS Over Earth; Courtesy NASA
Orbiting 400 km above us lies the most expensive man-made object ever built, the International Space Station (ISS). At a cost of more than $160 billion, its first module was launched into space in 1998, and the station’s first version was completed in 2011.
NASA is the main supporter of the ISS, with an investment of more than $100 billion and a yearly operating cost from $3 to $4 billion, but such support might end by 2024, as the US government …
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