International Space Station program ocean was found to be possible only with Russia's assistance. At the time ISS was launched, the Russian Space Agency had experience from de-orbiting the Salyut 4, 5, 6, and 7 space stations, while NASA's first intentional controlled de-orbit of a satellite (the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory) would not occur for another two years. NASA currently has no spacecraft capable of de-orbiting the ISS at the time of decommissioning. Skylab, the only space station built and launched entirely by the US, decayed from orbit slowly over 5 years, and no attempt was made to de-orbit the station using a deorbital
Earth Orbit Stations the title two-plus stars of five, calling it "An interesting failure ... the logistics just are not that much fun". "Compute!" reviewed the game more favorably, stating that ""EOS" offers a level of challenge unusual in space-related software. To succeed at this game requires careful thought". Earth Orbit Stations E.O.S.: Earth Orbit Stations is a space station management simulation game developed by Karl Buiter, with Joe Ybarra as producer, for Electronic Arts. It was released for the Commodore 64 and Apple II in 1987. The game focuses on both the material and economic challenges of building a permanent, fully functioning