The International Space Station (ISS), the icon of international collaboration and scientific success, is approaching the end of its working life. Having spent over twenty years in Earth orbit, the ISS will be retired by 2030, marking the end of an era of human spaceflight. NASA has verified that the station will be deorbited and steered into the Pacific Ocean, concluding a period that started back in 1998.
The ISS has accommodated international astronauts, been home to multiple pioneering experiments, and served as a platform for collaboration among countries. However, as the hardware ages and maintenance costs rise, the station's retirement has become unavoidable.
