Elon Musk’s SpaceX company has shown a concept of a spacecraft that will launch the International Space Station from Earth orbit. This is a modernized SpaceX Dragon cargo ship.
The Dragon is being modernized with additional fuel tanks, engines, and other elements needed for long-term operation in orbit.
The ISS was launched into orbit in 1998. It is a joint project of 14 countries. Currently, five agencies are involved in the work of the station: the American NASA, the Canadian CSA, the European ESA, the Japanese JAXA, and Roscosmos. The station will be in operation until 2030, and then it will be destroyed.
