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The ISS Is in the 'Riskiest Period of Its Existence,' NASA Safety Panel Warns

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The International Space Station has been orbiting Earth since 1998 , housing groups of astronauts in the microgravity environment around 250 miles above the surface of the planet.

A leak where air has been escaping at an increasing rate from a tunnel that connects a docking port to a Russian module is at the top of the list of growing risks.

NASA is in the process of solidifying a plan to ditch the space station in 2030 , sending it flying through Earth ’s atmosphere to mostly burn up from the heat.

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