end of the space station, so soon?

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They haven't even finished it yet, but in Friday's
Wall Street Journal (July 17, page A11) it says,
"The International Space Station already is slated 
for de-orbit and demolition in 2016, NASA's space
station program manager, Michael T. Suffredini,
said this week."  (That's in an article that's 
mainly about the Mars Spirit rover.)

I don't think that is a topic for a discussion on
the list, but it seemed worth mentioning since it
will certainly impact visual observing whenever the
time comes -- and the same with the termination of 
space shuttle flights in a couple of years or so.  

Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA



      

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