fossilesque@mander.xyz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoNASA Requests Funding for $1 Billion 'Space Tug' to Deorbit the ISSspaceref.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up128
arrow-up128external-linkNASA Requests Funding for $1 Billion 'Space Tug' to Deorbit the ISSspaceref.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareBluJay320linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoDoes seem like a massive waste to just get rid of it. Feel like it could be repurposed for other use Granted, its international status probably makes any decisions about utilizing it for something else difficult
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minus-squareBluJay320linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFair point, safety should be the primary concern. Just unfortunate that it can’t be preserved as a space-tourism destination or something of the sort. Would be neat if it was made into a museum something
minus-squaresmoothbrain coldtakes@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 months agoRemoved by mod
Does seem like a massive waste to just get rid of it. Feel like it could be repurposed for other use
Granted, its international status probably makes any decisions about utilizing it for something else difficult
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Fair point, safety should be the primary concern.
Just unfortunate that it can’t be preserved as a space-tourism destination or something of the sort. Would be neat if it was made into a museum something
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