What will be lost when ISS is decommissioned

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With NASA preparing to deorbit the International Space Station in the next few years, astronaut Karen Nyberg reflected on what it will feel like when the station is disassembled and brought down to Earth. “The original design of the space station was about 15 years, so it’s done incredibly well,” Nyberg told Horizons host William Brangham. “Any place you lived and loved, when it's no longer functioning, it will be sad," she added Astronaut Don Pettit said commercial space stations are “significantly smaller capability platforms” compared to the International Space Station. “We will not have this capability built for a long, long time in any follow-on space station,” Pettit said. Horizons from PBS News dives into the science, health, technology and environmental issues making headlines each week. Visit the PBS News website to watch this week’s episode. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://ww

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