Lawmakers ask what it would take to "store" the International Space Station
Summary
Ars Technica reports that the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee advanced a NASA authorization bill with amendments, including a directive to assess the viability of transferring the ISS to a safe orbital harbor after retirement rather than deorbiting. The piece discusses the costs and tradeoffs of deorbiting versus higher-orbit options and notes that the commercial space station program remains uncertain and underfunded. It highlights bipartisan interest in exploring options to preserve the asset for potential future use and reuse.