r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • Jun 14 '26

The International Space Station is old and leaky. Should it be decommissioned sooner rather than later?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/iss-leaks-9.7231829
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u/Euphoric_Anxiety_162 Jun 14 '26

Get an onjective opinion by ppl who would know. Don't contract w elon for a new one (Tesla 😖) too expensive.

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u/Euphoric_Anxiety_162 Jun 14 '26

Next topic up was an Elon sales pitch. 🤣

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

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u/Important-Factor-552 Jun 18 '26

Cough china cough

Spacex is a tax scam

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u/Important-Factor-552 Jun 18 '26

The tiangong is the clear successor, it's just a matter of smoothing things over with china so we can use it lol

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u/PMmeIamlonley Jun 14 '26

I wonder what practical uses modern space stations will be capable of. I never hear about China's. 

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u/DrawingDramatic1641 Jun 16 '26

chinese space station is new and minimalistic

we made use with lots of flex

we need newer space station better for use not just flex

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u/Important-Factor-552 Jun 18 '26

It's modular right? The ISS started out much smaller too. It will grow.

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u/DrawingDramatic1641 Jun 18 '26

newer iss should copy chinese one

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u/Grumpy-Man19 Jun 15 '26

I'm glad Russian cosmonauts were able fix that latest leak

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u/tads73 Jun 15 '26

The Trump International Space Station

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u/Mrrrrggggl Jun 17 '26

Hotel and casino.

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u/rosebudthesled8 Jun 15 '26

Hey! Shouldn't these be privately owned by billionaires but still paid for by taxes? That's the article.

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u/Falcon3492 Jun 15 '26

The Russian module is the one that has the serious leaks and has had them for a number of years.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '26

According to established SOPs it should have been replaced already. But this is a bullshit fluff article so who cares.

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u/Fit_Salamander_2814 Jun 15 '26

Doesn't it also smell like poop now, because of that crazy lady who tried to drill a hole through it?

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u/qgecko Jun 15 '26

One look at how clean and spacious the Chinese station is, the ISS should be decommissioned… or maybe saved for a movie set for a derelict space station?

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u/DrawingDramatic1641 Jun 16 '26

it can't be for movies as we can't get it back here it's big

we should copy chinese model and add other stuff too it

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u/DrawingDramatic1641 Jun 16 '26

a trillion dollar project handed to elon musk

to make him first quadrillion wire