Elon Musk recently called for the ISS to be deorbited "as soon as possible." Experts say the station provides vital research, technological development and education

Elon Musk believes it’s time to say goodbye to theInternational Space Station (ISS) and shift focus to Mars exploration. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the SpaceX CEO stated that the ISS has served its purpose and now has “very little incremental utility.

“NASA has examined several options for decommissioning of the International Space Station, including disassembly and return to Earth, boosting to a higher orbit, natural orbital decay with random re-entry, and controlled targeted re-entry to a remote ocean area,” NASA explained.