Inside the universe's biggest ever demolition project. Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks - https://www.masterworks.art/theb1m Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/the-1bn-plan-to-destroy-the-iss The image shown at 2:36 was incorrectly credited. It is by Truthful - https://x.com/Truthful_ast/status/1873374162535751954 This video contains paid promotion for Masterworks. Purchase shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Andy Warhol, and more. See important Masterworks disclosures - https://www.masterworks.com/cd Additional footage and images courtesy of NASA, ESA, Chris Brown Explores, SpaceX, Viktor Patsayev, Axiom Space, HAZEGRAYART. Special thanks to @ChrisBrownExplores and @Hazegrayart Research sources: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/core-area-of-expertise-entry-systems/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20230502-a-fiery-end-how-the-iss-will-end-its-life-in-orbit https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/iss-deorbit-analysis-summary.pdf https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/photo-gallery/ https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-facts-and-figures/ https://www.pearson.com/channels/physics/asset/3a0a943f/the-828-m-tall-burj-khalifa-in-dubai-is-the-world-s-tallest-building-it-s-essent https://www.guardianglass.com/me/en/our-glass/sunguard-solar/silver-20 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/28/astronauts-and-cosmonauts-return-to-earth-after-getting-stuck-in-space-for-more-than-a-year#:~:text=The%20Soyuz%20capsule%20that%20brought%20Rubio%20and,what%20should%20have%20been%20a%20six%2Dmonth%20mission. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/15/unexplained-leak-from-soyuz-spacecraft-forces-russia-to-abort-iss-spacewalk-mission https://phys.org/news/2023-01-space-junk-meteorites-biggest-threat.html https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spacex_nasa_crs-6_presskit-2.pdf https://www.edn.com/international-space-station-iss-power-system/ https://spacenews.com/enhanced-dragon-spacecraft-to-deorbit-the-iss-at-the-end-of-its-life/ https://www.space.com/16748-international-space-station.html https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/19564/why-is-the-pressurized-mating-adapter-slanted https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/179225main_iss_poster_back.pdf?emrc=c7bee6 https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/ https://www.open.edu/openlearn/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=77612&section=2 For more by The B1M subscribe now - https://bit.ly/the-b1m We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #engineering #space #megabuild 00:00 Intro 01:51 Blast Off 03:33 The First Space Stations 05:22 The Birth of The ISS 07:31 Early Components 12:21 Life on Board 14:02 Station Overview 16:15 The Beginning of the End 17:44 Why Demolish? 19:20 Space Debris 20:13 Extreme Temperatures 23:00 Leaks 23:50 Alternatives to Demolition 27:00 Final Descent 29:06 The Future We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact Video@TheB1M.com. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2025 The B1M Limited