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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.
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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

United States Deorbit Vehicle Program - AeroVia