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   Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ (astrohawk@spacey.space)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 09:13:19 JST Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️

   • Michael Sheetz

   "SpaceX is building a NASA craft to intentionally destroy the International Space Station" by @CNBC / @michaelsheetz - #SpaceX was awarded a #NASA contract to build a rocket🚀 for controlled de-orbit🌠 of the International Space Station #ISS after its 2030 retirement https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/26/spacex-wins-nasa-contract-for-iss-reentry-destruction.html #ISSEOL

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     Crystal_Fish_Caves (crystal_fish_caves@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 09:13:17 JST Crystal_Fish_Caves

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     • Michael Sheetz

     @AstroHawk @michaelsheetz Hey I built some circuitry on the ISS; any chance of getting something back as a souvenir??? 😂

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     Crystal_Fish_Caves (crystal_fish_caves@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 09:41:37 JST Crystal_Fish_Caves

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     • Michael Sheetz

     @AstroHawk @michaelsheetz It is the highest accomplishment of any assembler to work for NASA. The work paid well for assembly, but it was horrendous. Imagine staring into a binocular microscope all day every day soldering hair onto a fly turd. Forget coffee you have to be way too steady. I'll bet I didnt burn off 20 calories all day. I quit after like a month. Tedious doesnt begin to describe it.

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     Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ (astrohawk@spacey.space)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 09:41:38 JST Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️

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     • Michael Sheetz

     @Crystal_Fish_Caves @michaelsheetz It's certainly worth asking. You probably won't be alone. I'm only guessing but these thoughts come to mind:
     * If ISS is no longer using that hardware, it would be a candidate for removal.
     * If there's extra down-cargo capacity and available astronaut time to assign the task, those are the big hurdles.
     * NASA might give higher priority to a request that will benefit schools and/or museums, i.e. presentations, public display. You must make good on any promises.