Summary

Elon Musk has called for the International Space Station (ISS) to be deorbited "as soon as possible," suggesting a two-year timeline instead of NASA's planned 2030 retirement.

His statement has sparked political backlash, particularly from Sen. Ted Cruz, who supports the ISS. NASA and international partners prefer keeping the ISS operational.

Musk's push appears tied to redirecting NASA funding toward Mars exploration, potentially challenging plans for private space stations.

This move could further centralize US space efforts around SpaceX, impacting commercial space competition.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

and its ~ 25% of the global economy (un estimate based on gdp),

The world economy is far larger than that. It'll be something like $100 trillion, IIRC, as the US is currently about a quarter of it and has a GDP somewhere like $20 or $30 trillion.

kagis

The US GDP is $29.168 trillion for 2024.

So, this is gonna be for 2024, and so it won't include inflation from 2010:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_economy

That says $110 trillion for the world for 2024.

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