zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoSpaceX Wins $843-Million NASA Contract to Destroy the International Space Stationwww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX Wins $843-Million NASA Contract to Destroy the International Space Stationwww.scientificamerican.comzephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 4 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareSuiXi3D@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoIsn’t it in a low enough orbit that it should just come down and burn up eventually anyway? Seems like they could save a lot of money that way…
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·4 days agoTo add to what others have said already, much smaller batteries, though think like lantern sized, didn’t burn up on re-entry and damaged someone’s house. NASA is already paying for that.
minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workscakelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·4 days agoIt’s big enough that not all of it will burn up. And you don’t want the debris to hit someone.
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoThere will be shit falling down due to it’s size, so the deorbit has to be controlled
Isn’t it in a low enough orbit that it should just come down and burn up eventually anyway? Seems like they could save a lot of money that way…
To add to what others have said already, much smaller batteries, though think like lantern sized, didn’t burn up on re-entry and damaged someone’s house. NASA is already paying for that.
It’s big enough that not all of it will burn up. And you don’t want the debris to hit someone.
Gotcha, makes sense.
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There will be shit falling down due to it’s size, so the deorbit has to be controlled