SpaceX Reveals Design for $843 Million Spacecraft to Bring Down International Space Station
Discover the details of SpaceX's 3 million Dragon Capsule, the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle (USDV), designed to safely bring down the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of its lifespan. Learn about the modified Dragon capsule's flight-proven hardware and how it beat out the competition. Explore the critical burns and final reentry process, along with the challenges SpaceX faces in creating a powerful enough vehicle to guide the station through atmospheric drag. Find out how NASA plans to procure, operate, and transition to commercial space station providers. Read more here.