NASA's New Strategy: Spending $1 Billion to Destroy the International Space Station
NASA has revised its contract strategy for the production of the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) for the International Space Station (ISS). The agency will now allow companies to choose between firm fixed price or cost plus incentive fee contract structures for both the design and production of the vehicle. The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to February 12, 2022, with an award expected in late May or early June. The USDV will be used for the controlled reentry of the ISS at the end of its life, and NASA has requested $180 million for the vehicle in its fiscal year 2024 budget proposal.