I know it's all the rage, letting things burn up in atmo... but why not just give it a push into the far reaches of space instead?
I know it's all the rage, letting things burn up in atmo... but why not just give it a push into the far reaches of space instead?
Why not push it towards the sun, instead?
Why not push it towards the sun, instead?
yeah that works too!
yeah that works too!
I'm sure they can be talked into it... for a few ten $billion.
I'm sure they can be talked into it... for a few ten $billion.
You'd need to give it a shove with another craft. Easier to control where it breaks up over Earth, which is where it wants to go.
You'd need to give it a shove with another craft. Easier to control where it breaks up over Earth, which is where it wants to go.
Does the ISS lack little thrusters?
Does the ISS lack little thrusters?
Emphasis on little. They can make course corrections and will be used to control descent, not enough to escape orbit.
Emphasis on little. They can make course corrections and will be used to control descent, not enough to escape orbit.
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