International Space Station will plunge into Pacific in 2031: NASA
WASHINGTON: The International Space Station (ISS) will continue its operations until 2030 and will plunge into the most remote point in the Pacific Ocean in 2031, NASA confirmed in a new transition plan released this week. According to the space agency's budget estimates, the ISS, launched in 1998, will be "de-orbited" in January 2031. Once out of orbit the space station will make a dramatic descent before splash-landing in Point Nemo, which is about 2,700 km from any land and has become known as the space cemetery- a final resting place for decommissioned space stations, old satellites and other human space debris, the Guardian reported. Also known as the "Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility" or the "South Pacific Ocean Uninhabited Area", the region around the space cemetery is known for its utter lack of human activity. It's "pretty much the farthest place from any human civilization you can find", NASA has said. This week, the space ag...