eli5 why wouldn’t atronauts survive a fall from the ISS into the pacific?
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The [ISS travels about 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 km/hr).](https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/blog/the-20-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-the-international-space-station) It orbits the earth every 90 minutes. Anyone jumping off is going to have that same velocity. Upon hitting the earths atmosphere they will most likely burn up and not survive.
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