There are decent odds this thing is going to outlive humanity. Same for the Voyager(s). Just remnants of a civilization long gone.
The Flight Support Equipment (FSE) departs into the blackness of space. The @csa_asc robotic arm jettisoned it a month after it carried two @Space_Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays during their launch on @SpaceX CRS-28. A couple weeks ago I was crawling around the outside of that thing!
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Replying to @usmanpirzada
Reentry timing has high uncertainty, but estimates centered around summer 2025.

Jul 10, 2023 · 10:29 AM UTC

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Replying to @Astro_Woody
Ohhhh.👌Assumed it was headed into deep space.