ISS to Enter the Pacific Space Cemetery in 2030

NASA plans a late-2030 controlled deorbit of the International Space Station, guiding it to Point Nemo in the South Pacific—the farthest place from land—to minimize debris risks; breakup will occur in stages, with most of the station burning up on reentry and only a few dense components likely to splash down in the uninhabited ocean region, marking the largest controlled deorbit to date.