‘Wave goodbye to it. Rest in peace.’
3 points
I assume this will just burn up on re-entry?
I know NASA ships their garbage back though, so I can only assume there’s a good reason for that…
3 points
NASA burns up a lot of garbage. They do send some home in the cargo/crew Dragon 2s, but they burn up the entire Cygnus cargo vehicles, and, starting last year, launch garbage bags out of the Bishop airlock.
2 points
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As long as the chuck it the right direction with enough speed, it shouldn’t be a risk to ISS.
I think there’s less uncertainly in packing garbage into a deorbiting capsule, though.
1 point
Relevant Scott Manley video: