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Yeah we probably should start being more careful about dumping our spacecraft, but not sure the ISS is the one to experiment on.

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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.

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

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

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

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You mean when it breaks up…

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