The fate of the International Space Station once its mission is up seems pretty set in stone now, what with NASA hiring SpaceX to eventually de-orbit it. If that idea is heartbreaking to you - you are not alone. No matter what though, the ISS is on its last legs and come 2030 there need to be alternative stations if nations and companies still want to access orbiting labs in space. And that's why Russia has said, yeah, that’s why they're going to make a space station of their own. And more.

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Our guest today is Anthropologist Savannah Mandel. She has a new book coming out called Ground Control: An Argument for the End of Human Space Exploration.

Selected Reading
Upcoming Mission Noise of Summer NASA VCLS Demo 2 (Firefly) 
New spaceports territories have been announced in Florida (WFTV)
Russia plans to create core of new space station by 2030 (Reuters)
$1.9M Orbital Prime TACFI Contract Awarded from USSF (Turion Space LinkedIn)
Orbit Fab delivers first GRIP™ In-Space Refueling Nozzle following successful testing (Satellite Evolution)
Greece taps AI-powered satellite tech to build wildfire defence system (The Next Web)
Dhruva Space partners with Kinéis to provide Space-based IoT connectivity in India (Dhruva Space)
Vyoma awarded two European Defence Fund contracts to enhance space security (Vyoma)
Find a piece of SpaceX space junk? Call the hotline (Space) 
Editorial: Save Freedom: We must stop the destruction of the International Space Station (Space News)
The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks (WIRED)

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