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[Stephen Clark] Lawmakers ask what it would take to "store" the International Space Station (arstechnica.com)

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But why? If the upkeep is getting overwhelming and no commercial operators want the parts, that's just creating a ticking time bomb out of sentimentality. I'd rather clean up space by bringing it down.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Humans are sentimental. You can park it in an empty orbit, i don’t think that’d be an issue. It’ll just be more expensive.