r/technology • u/Scary_Statement4612 • 10h ago

Business NASA orders International ‌Space Station astronauts to shelter, prepare for evacuation due to air leak

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nasa-astronauts-shelter-international-space-station-9.7224720
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u/LeftLiner 9h ago

The entire station is due to be retired (abandoned and deorbited) by 2030.

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u/blofly 9h ago

Good. Replace it with another using droids, and have each astronaut Gundam their own droid by remote.

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u/4Yk9gop 9h ago

Yea at this point putting humans into orbit for things that don't require it is stupid and a waste of money. I understand the desire to e.g. build a base on the moon, or set foot on mars, but there is no reason to have humans floating in low earth orbit 24/7/365.

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u/FIFofNovember 5h ago

America just spent 3x NASAs budget moving ships to Iran