eli5 why wouldn’t atronauts survive a fall from the ISS into the pacific?
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Heat from atmospheric re-entry would burn them up before they even make it to the ocean. This is why re-entry vehicles have massive [heat shields](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRgRV1iMpEM).
Even if they did survive re-entry, hitting the ocean at that speed would be like hitting solid ground. The water just wouldn’t move out of the way fast enough to prevent damage to the body. This is why people who jump off high ledges or bridges can break bones.
Now, that’s not to say it isn’t possible. If a suit or device was created to solve the re-entry heat problem, you could feasibly parachute to the ground like the scene in the movie Lockout, where [Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace escape an exploding space station](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eRqO9YIij0). In real life, [the record for the highest skydive is 135,889 feet,](https://www.skydivetecumseh.com/2020/06/30/highest-skydive-in-history/) though this isn’t technically space, which is said to begin around ~330,000 feet.
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