NASA Contracts SpaceX for Controlled Deorbit of International Space Station

The $843 million agreement aims to safely guide the ISS to a remote Pacific Ocean location by 2030.

SpaceX will develop a US Deorbit Vehicle to ensure the ISS's safe descent and destruction.
The ISS, operational since 2000, will be retired after completing its mission in 2030.
NASA will take ownership of the deorbit vehicle upon its completion and oversee the mission.
The ISS's final destination is Point Nemo, a remote area known as the 'spacecraft cemetery.'
The transition supports NASA's shift towards commercial space stations and deep space exploration.