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Preserving the ISS is a lofty goal, but the costs of doing anything in space are enormous. Anyone got some ballpark estimations for the proposed solutions?
by pimlottc 2y ago
Preserving the ISS is a lofty goal, but the costs of doing anything in space are enormous. Anyone got some ballpark estimations for the proposed solutions?
- dialup_sounds 2y agoNASA's analysis doesn't estimate costs, but you can conclude from the delta v required and the need to develop a whole new spacecraft, the costs would be considerably higher than just giving gravity a hand. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/iss-deorbit-analysis-summary.pdf?emrc=667c97a20241b https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/iss-deorbit-...