ISS to end mission at Point Nemo in 2030

The historic orbiting laboratory's days are numbered: the International Space Station will end its mission at Point Nemo in 2030. That planned end date defines when the ISS will be taken out of service and gives agencies and commercial partners a fixed timeline for managing transition and disposal.

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Fixes a 2030 retirement date for the ISS, creating a hard deadline for transition, disposal and mission-planning efforts; see the shift to commercial platforms.
Amplifies urgency for private LEO replacements and commercialization timelines; see the full-scale mockup of a commercial space station.

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