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[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

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.

[-] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

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

[-] Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

You mean when it breaks up...

[-] basmati@lemmus.org 0 points 1 month ago

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

[-] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

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

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

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

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 8 points 1 month ago

It'll be beyond the environment.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

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."

[-] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 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.

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