The end is near for the Int’l Space Station

But the end isn’t too near. You have 9 years to make sure you’re not stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean before it comes down.

The International Space Station will plunge into the sea in 2031, NASA announces ][ Live Science

 

Is it even finished yet? Always thought that thing was a work in progress - like most major airports.

 

It started being inhabited in 2000 and declared "finished" in 2011 according to a news report I saw the other day.

Raise your hand if you are old enough to remember when Skylab fell. I remember as a kid making my own emergency kit in case it hit my house. I put couple of Bandaids, a Vitamin C tablet, and a popsicle stick to be used as a tongue depressor in a sandwich bag.

 

Or I-4 in Orlando.