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Yeah we probably should start being more careful about dumping our spacecraft, but not sure the ISS is the one to experiment on.
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.
Extra fuel needs aside, if you park it higher and it breaks up...
You mean when it breaks up...
Just push it out of orbit and it'll float away.
"Into another environment?"
It'll be beyond the environment.
Into another environment?
"No, no, it’ll be boosted beyond the environment. It’ll not be in the environment."
But it must be somewhere… Well what's out there?
"There is nothing out there… all there is … is empty space …and vacuum …and sunlight."
and 20,000 tons of crude oil
In space?
That's not how it works, it would take an insane amount of fuel to get it out of Earth's gravity well.
It will have more energy when hitting the atmosphere and disintegrate more completely.
This is not correct if it broke up in a circular orbit