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Ocean experts raise concerns over deorbiting the International Space Station (spacenews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah we probably should start being more careful about dumping our spacecraft, but not sure the ISS is the one to experiment on.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's really too bad NASA won't boost it up and "park" it in space.

I reckon Point Nemo is going to be a treasure trove for some future archaeologists.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Extra fuel needs aside, if you park it higher and it breaks up...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You mean when it breaks up...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just push it out of orbit and it'll float away.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Into another environment?"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It'll be beyond the environment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Into another environment?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

"No, no, it’ll be boosted beyond the environment. It’ll not be in the environment."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But it must be somewhere… Well what's out there?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"There is nothing out there… all there is … is empty space …and vacuum …and sunlight."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and 20,000 tons of crude oil

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

In space?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's not how it works, it would take an insane amount of fuel to get it out of Earth's gravity well.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It will have more energy when hitting the atmosphere and disintegrate more completely.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

This is not correct if it broke up in a circular orbit