NASA prepares for International Space Station retirement
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NASA is weighing the logistical and political factors at play in decommissioning the International Space Station, which is set to come out of orbit in 2031.
When the International Space Station de-orbits, it will re-enter the earth’s atmosphere. Most of it will burn up, but some will survive the heat of re-entry. Bret Baier currently serves as FOX News Channel's (FNC) anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier (weeknights at 6-7PM/ET), chief political anchor of the network and co-anchor of the network’s election coverage. Baier is also host of FOX News Audio's "The Bret Baier Podcast" which includes Common Ground, The Campaign, The Candidates and The All-Star Panel. He joined FNC in 1998 as the first reporter in the Atlanta bureau and is now based in Washington, D.C.
"It’s as big as a football stadium," Nelson said. "We need to be able to very precisely put them in the graveyard in the southern Pacific Ocean."