International Space Station set to meet end in Pacific Ocean

A Russian space official said that once the mammoth International Space Station is no longer needed it will be sent into the Pacific Ocean.

A Russian space official said that once the mammoth International Space Station is no longer needed it will be sent into the Pacific Ocean.

It is a plan that has long been in the works and is a step to avoid the station becoming dangerous space junk.

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