NASA plans for space station’s demise with new SpaceX ‘Deorbit Vehicle’

The ISS Deorbit Vehicle, or DV, will be a custom-built, one-of-a-kind spacecraft needed to make sure the space station re-enters the atmosphere at the precise place and in the proper orientation to insure any wreckage that survives the 3,000-degree heat of re-entry will crash harmlessly into the sea.

Published by Spaceflight Now on 07/18/2024