lefty7283@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoNASA Selects SpaceX to develop the International Space Station US Deorbit Vehiclewww.nasa.govexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNASA Selects SpaceX to develop the International Space Station US Deorbit Vehiclewww.nasa.govlefty7283@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareSnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWhy can’t they blow it to bits instead?
minus-squarelefty7283@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThe ISS is too low to cause Kessler syndrome.
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThey want to control the descent and not risk a bunch of huge chunks crashing through people’s houses. Or worse.
Why can’t they blow it to bits instead?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome
The ISS is too low to cause Kessler syndrome.
They want to control the descent and not risk a bunch of huge chunks crashing through people’s houses. Or worse.