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The International Space Station (ISS) is going through most complicated stage since began exploring space in 1998.  The safety committee advises NASA has been very clear: if no urgent decisions are not made, its end can come sooner than expected. Unresolved cracks, parts are no longer manufactured, obsolete space suits and an increasingly limited budget are pushing station into a high-risk situation, most worrying thing: there still no solid plan to retire it safely. The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), a group oversees the safety of NASA’s space operations, has sounded all the alarms. In its last meeting (on April 17), it made clear the ISS has entered the most unstable phase of its existence. Cracks in Russian module, the lack of spare parts & absence of an emergency retirement plan form a combination that worries experts like Rich Williams...

China’s New Space Laser Can Find A Satellite 130,000 Kilometers Away – Even During The Day me This record-breaking measurement might be useful for more than finding spacecraft.