Washington Post: Trump plans to privatize International Space Station
The International Space Station orbits around the earth at more than 17,000 miles per hour. It also costs over 3 billion dollars a year to run, something President Trump reportedly wants private companies to pay for, and not American taxpayers.
The Washington Post says it has an internal memo from NASA.In that memo, the White House reportedly has unveiled plans to cut off the station’s funding by 2024.The ultimate goal, privatization.
The memo reportedly says, “NASA will expand international and commercial partnerships over the next seven years in order to ensure continued human access to and presence in low Earth orbit.”
But politicians and experts alike say there could big some big problems, including muddling international agreements and negatively impacting scientific research.
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