{"id":2405293,"date":"2025-02-21T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-for-end-to-space-station-it-is-time-to-begin-preparations-for-deorbiting\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:34:22","slug":"elon-musk-calls-for-end-to-space-station-it-is-time-to-begin-preparations-for-deorbiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-for-end-to-space-station-it-is-time-to-begin-preparations-for-deorbiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Calls for End to Space Station: &#8216;It Is Time to Begin Preparations for Deorbiting&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-calls-for-end-to-space-station-it-is-time-to-begin-preparations-for-deorbiting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405293&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, is advocating for the deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS), claiming it has served its purpose and has \u2062limited utility. He expressed his views on \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X,suggesting that readiness should begin for this move,which he recommends be executed\u2063 within two years. Musk believes\u2063 that the focus should shift towards Mars exploration. He\u200b acknowledged that, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/timeline-of-donald-trumps-coming-court-and-campaign-dates\/\" title=\"Donald Trump&#039;s upcoming court and campaign dates timeline.\">final decision\u200b rests<\/a> with the President, he urges action as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>the \u2064ISS, which has been continuously occupied since November 2000 and serves as a microgravity laboratory, has shown signs of aging, and plans are \u200balready\u2064 underway for its controlled decommissioning around 2030. However, Musk&#8217;s proposal\u2062 may encounter political complexities since the ISS is an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">international collaboration involving multiple \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/see-it-first-photos-of-mars-from-nasas-perseverance-rover\/\" title=\"SEE IT: First Photos Of Mars From NASA\u2019s Perseverance Rover\">space agencies<\/a><\/a> from\u200d different countries. Despite this, \u2062commentators \u200dnote that the \u2062ISS&#8217;s operational days \u200care numbered, \u200bhinting at an eventual transition toward Mars missions as envisioned by Musk.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk has his sights set on axing loads of government fat.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/weather-reporter-pays-price-one-day-calling-elon-musk-nazi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rankling<\/a> some of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-senator-flips-elon-musks-doge-arrives-irs-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">critics<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>But apparently the SpaceX owner, perhaps unsurprisingly, also has sights set on the stars.<\/p>\n<p>Or, at least the big red rock sitting among them:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?\">@Space_Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s go to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1892621691060093254?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the [International Space Station],&rdquo; Musk posted to X, the social media platform he owns, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: &ldquo;It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s go to Mars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked for clarification by an X user, Musk laid out his timeline &mdash; as well as who would actually have the ultimate say:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The decision is up to the President, but my recommendation is as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>I recommend 2 years from now.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1892627928921329862?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The decision is up to [President Donald Trump], but my recommendation is as soon as possible,&rdquo; Musk posted. &ldquo;I recommend 2 years from now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Described by NASA as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/the-international-space-station-is-a-unique-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unique place<\/a>,&rdquo; the ISS is &ldquo;a microgravity laboratory in which an international crew of six people live and work while traveling at a speed of five miles per second, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Crew members work &ldquo;about 35 hours each week,&rdquo; conducting various research where data is sent to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>NASA boasted, &ldquo;The space station has been continuously occupied since November 2000. In that time, 222 people from 18 countries have visited.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And that factoid also suggests that shuttering the ISS may not be as simple as a stroke of Trump&rsquo;s pen.<\/p>\n<p>The ISS is an international conglomeration composed of the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>As NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/space-station-international-cooperation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a>&nbsp;it, &ldquo;The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Political complications or not, Space.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/international-space-station\/the-iss-should-be-deorbited-as-soon-as-possible-elon-musk-says-lets-go-to-mars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that the ISS&rsquo;s days may be numbered regardless.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The end is already in sight for the outpost, which has been showing signs of its advanced age,&rdquo; the outlet wrote.<\/p>\n<p>It added that plans are already in place to bring the station down in a controlled fashion in 2030, which is about three years slower than Musk&rsquo;s preferred timeline.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, he also has ambitions beyond Earth. He recently stated that it&#8217;s time to start planning for the deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS), claiming it has fulfilled its purpose and offers little additional benefit. Musk suggested a timeline of two years for this process and emphasized that while the final decision rests with President Trump, he believes it should happen as soon as possible. The ISS is described by NASA as a unique microgravity laboratory where an international crew conducts research while orbiting Earth every 90 minutes. Although it has been continuously occupied since November 2000 and hosted numerous visitors from various countries, shutting down the ISS may be complicated due to its international nature. Nonetheless, reports indicate that plans are already in place for its controlled deorbit around 2030\u2014three years later than Musk&#8217;s suggestion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-and-ISS.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50837,32192,36262,50836],"class_list":["post-2405293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deorbiting","tag-elon-musk","tag-space-exploration","tag-space-station"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-and-ISS.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405297,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405293\/revisions\/2405297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}