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Ocean experts raise concerns over deorbiting the International Space Station (spacenews.com)

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[–] cashew 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What if we fire a missile at it as it reenters to break it up. More pieces, more surface area, more incineration.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

A missile is a way to get explosives from point A to point B. We might as well just put explosives on the ISS in the most effective places, removing the need to aim or get a ship/aircraft in the right place at the right time, plus you probably need far less explosive.