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Dmitry Bakanov said the ISS may be deorbited into the ocean in 2031–2032 — later than the originally planned date. The schedule shift is linked to the United States' request to extend joint operation of the station until 2030.
Otabek YusupovNASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who was stranded on the ISS for 286 days instead of the planned eight, highlighted the UAE's commitment to space exploration at a symposium in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, the country launched the first commercial satellite fully assembled on its territory and announced a 1 billion dirham strategy.
Otabek YusupovNASA published an image of the Saririaky massif in Madagascar, taken on August 28, 2026 by a member of the 75th ISS expedition, and selected it as the 'Picture of the Day' on October 5. The massif's light-colored rocks are anorthosites, similar to lunar ones. Their crystallization age is estimated at about 660 million years, while lunar anorthosites are more than four billion years old.
Madina Usmonova
