. NASA is currently supporting the development of commercial stations to maintain U.S. access to orbit, but there are concerns that these will not be ready by the time the ISS is retired. citing a July 21 meeting of NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel , the panel is now warning of a"precarious trajectory" in which there might not be enough time or resources to transition before the ISS is retired.
If interest is low, NASA may have to find funding to serve as a"bridge" while the commercial stations begin their operations."NASA really needs to acknowledge and plan for the underlying reality that maintaining a continuous human presence on orbit now and into the future is going to require significant government investment," said ASAP panel member Amy Donahue, who is also provost at the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, Spacenews reports.
Umm I don't know why you can't refurbish, it's cheaper then a whole new one by far out cables make it like biplane in space
With huge space within, it could become a marvellous 'Star_Hotel_in_Heavens' and either SpaceX or Roscosmos could buy it. Clear the inside-space and make place Privacy Partitions. The remaining ideas could be taken from this article.
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They should extend its life again.. See about adding new modules - maybe De-orbit older less functional modules in favor of newer parts? just recycle older sections in favor of newer sections - look into making it last longer that way