23 November 2023

Send the ISS Outward Bound with small Ion Engines

Attaching several small ion engines to slow push the ISS out of Earth orbit and toward the outer solar system might be cheaper in the long run, than spending a billion dollars to have it crash into the Earth's ocean. If it is technically possibly it might t be useful to create a kind of outpost that would provide a place that could be rehabbed to provide a temporary shelter or storage facility for missions to Europa. The disposable items approach characteristic of modern culture is kinda disgusting.

https://weather.com/en-IN/india/space/news/2023-11-23-nasa-1-billion-dollar-mission-to-crash-international-space-station

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