The International Space Station Transition Plan
The International Space Station Transition Plan by NASA focuses on transitioning operations to commercial destinations in the next decade. NASA plans to deorbit the station safely and become a customer in a commercial low Earth orbit marketplace, prioritizing human missions to the Moon and Mars.
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The International Space Station Transition Plan outlines NASA's strategy for the next decade, focusing on transitioning operations in low Earth orbit to commercially-owned destinations. The plan involves deorbiting the station in a controlled manner to avoid populated areas on Earth, with the responsibility shared among five space agencies. NASA is working on procuring a spacecraft, the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, to safely deorbit the station. After the ISS, NASA aims to be a customer in a commercial marketplace for low Earth orbit services while focusing on human missions to the Moon and Mars. The decision to deorbit the ISS was made due to technical limitations on the station's primary structure and the agency's commitment to transitioning to commercially owned platforms. Alternative options like disassembly and return to Earth or boosting to a higher orbit were considered but deemed impractical due to logistical, financial, and technical challenges. NASA's goal is to leverage the research and technology developed on the ISS for future deep space exploration missions.
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