NASA Seeks U.S. Partners to Build Spacecraft for ISS Retirement in 2030

NASA wants commercial partners to design a spacecraft to deorbit the ISS when it retires in 2030. The spacecraft should function on its first flight and have redundancy.
The spacecraft will act as a "space tug" to lower the ISS orbit so it can reenter Earth's atmosphere and fall into the Pacific Ocean.
NASA had suggested using Russia's Progress cargo spacecraft but now wants a U.S. capability as backup.
NASA allotted $180 million in its 2024 budget for developing the ISS deorbit capability by 2030.
After the ISS retires, NASA plans to maintain a presence in low Earth orbit via commercial models, having awarded contracts to 3 companies.

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