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It would be an interesting challenge to try to re-orbit and recycle it. I really want to hope some day we get up to space (or moon) manufacturing, so we can bu
by jauntywundrkind 2y ago
It would be an interesting challenge to try to re-orbit and recycle it.
I really want to hope some day we get up to space (or moon) manufacturing, so we can build amazing things in space. Having such a large set of raw materials already in place, to pick apart melt down & reuse would be a neat way to jumpstart space recycling sustainability.
Ideally we could leave it derelict & decide in 10, 20, 100 years, hey, yeah there is plenty of raw material here we want to go after. Trying to do anything now with it sounds expensive, yes. But if we could leave the option open, like a landfill we can latter go reprocess if the economics change.
- duskwuff 2y ago> Ideally we could leave it derelict Not possible. The ISS is in a low enough orbit that it experiences atmospheric drag and requires periodic reboosts to keep it where it is. Left alone, it'll deorbit on its own, potentially over a populated area.