This is where the retired ISS will crash into Earth

After more than thirty years of service, the International Space Station will finally close in January 2031. The retired spacecraft will land at Nemo Point, one of the most "desolate" parts of the Pacific Ocean. 

NASA has recently announcedthat one of the most expensive and largest space assets in the history of space exploration, the International Space Station (ISS), currently orbiting at an altitude of 408 kilometres, will crash into Nemo Point, also known as the graveyard of obsolete or dangerous space assets. Nemo Point is located in the South Pacific Ocean, 2688 km from the nearest landmass, the geographic area furthest from any landmass.

The first module of the ISS, Zarja, was launched in November 1998 and astronauts have been living on the station continuously since 2000. The spacecraft, also seen as a symbol of peaceful scientific cooperation, will be released from orbit in 2031, after which it will make a spectacular plunge into the Pacific Ocean. The spacecraft was originally designed to last 15 years, but the space agency expects it to be able to continue its mission until 2030.

In the future, the construction of commercial space stations is planned by NASA, which people can visit, live and work in. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin, among others, has been commissioned to develop its own space station, reportedly to be called Orbital Reef. To build the space station, the space company, which was founded in 2000, has received around $130 million (HUF 41.8 billion) from NASA.