SpaceX Wins $843M Contract to De-Orbit ISS | This Week in Space Headlines

In this week's space news headlines: NASA selects SpaceX for a massive contract to safely de-orbit the International Space Station, ISS astronauts are forced to take emergency shelter after a Russian satellite explodes, and Boeing's Starliner capsule encounters yet another setback. Tune in to the full episode of This Week in Space for more on these stories, plus a fascinating discussion with ICON's Evan Jensen about 3D printing homes on Earth and beyond. • A Home on the Moon - 3...
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[@Zandanga]

Within seconds I knew who the guest was but I had never seen his face, only heard his distinctive voice. Cool! 😎 Thanks for covering this 👍

[@tomwilson1433]

My first thought was to "park" it on the moon and let it become a perpetual museum for future generations (or civilizations) to explore.

[@hoobsgroove]

I'm not convinced by that arguement you could land it on the moon use it as a resource station and and reuse the materials to build new structures.
landing on the moon put it in a sleep mode waiting for them to go up and using it and reusing it

[@user-hb8dh4vh3c]

To be honest, I believe the governments of the world should all contribute to loading up the ISS with 10,000 mixed Tinky Winky and Barbie dollls then accelerate the space station and gravity assist it all the way to the andromeda galaxy…. Imagine what we would do if we cracked open ʻOumuamua and found it full of Lego ?