Elon Musk recently called for the ISS to be deorbited "as soon as possible." Experts say the station provides vital research, technological development and education

Elon Musk believes it’s time to say goodbye to theInternational Space Station (ISS) and shift focus to Mars exploration. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the SpaceX CEO stated that the ISS has served its purpose and now has “very little incremental utility.

NASA, alongside agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, and Russia, has long planned to retire the ISS at the end of the decade. A deorbit vehicle, expected to be developed by SpaceX, will guide the station to a controlled descent,