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United States Deorbit Vehicle Program

NASA program developing and delivering a dedicated spacecraft to safely and controllably deorbit the International Space Station after its operational life, reducing risk to populated areas.

Identity

Aliases
U.S. Deorbit VehicleUSDVUnited States Deorbit Vehicle
Domains
spaceflight
Name
United States Deorbit Vehicle Program
Status
active
Types
developmentoperationsinfrastructure

Details

Description
NASA program developing and delivering a dedicated spacecraft to safely and controllably deorbit the International Space Station after its operational life, reducing risk to populated areas.
Leads
Parent Program
Participants
-
Start Date
2024

Assets & Meta

Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 19:55:45 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 19:55:45 UTC

Other

Official Urls
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-international-space-station-us-deorbit-vehicle/https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fiscal-year-2027-full-budget-request.pdf?emrc=69d2d34fcbd56https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/usdv-vignette-op.pdf?emrc=688d68fed0cf6