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Riptide360 t1_jd8pb3b wrote

Reply to comment by bookers555 in Industry sees missed opportunity in deorbiting ISS by ye_olde_astronaut

Low earth orbit is where all the action is at. Boosting to a higher orbit means physically more space and increased time to react.

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PhoenixReborn t1_jd9xwj0 wrote

It also means much more costly resupply missions.

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zx7 t1_jdbcqp6 wrote

Is the ISS even designed to do that? How much would it cost just to get it into a different orbit and will the ISS even last long enough for there to be any benefit?

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bookers555 t1_jdbsot5 wrote

Too much, its thrusters arent designed for that, just to avoid collissions with other satellites, you'd need to essentially strap a rocket onto it.

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