why do we have to crash the ISS into the ocean? Can’t we send it out of Earth’s orbit safely, to crash on another planet, the sun or just keep going? Also: why can’t we do this with all the space junk that orbits the earth now?
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The ISS is in LEO, traveling at over 17,000 mph. The escape velocity of Planet Earth is around 25,000 mph. It would take more fuel than the ISS has to accelerate it to that speed, even if it had motors capable of that degree of acceleration.
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