TheBroadHorizon t1_jdy1roe wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:49 AM

Reply to comment by Postnificent in Why don’t we use Venus as a dumpster? by Postnificent

Still a ridiculous idea. It takes far less energy to just de-orbit debris and let it burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

You're basically saying that instead of throwing your trash into the bin by your house, you should put each piece on a plane and fly it to the Australian Outback to throw out.

Postnificent OP t1_jdy2420 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:51 AM

So the ISS will just burn up? That’s why it can just fall out of the sky over New York with no consequences? There is a lot of stuff up there you don’t want falling on the roof where your kids sleep.

TheBroadHorizon t1_jdy2nry wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:55 AM

Large objects like the ISS are deorbited in a controlled fashion which ensures they burn up over the ocean away from populated areas.

Postnificent OP t1_jdy3hi8 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:02 AM

Not always. Things fall, things are destroyed, people are hurt. It happens.

Scrapple_Joe t1_jdy5etz wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:16 AM

Rarely and still makes more sense than sending it to venus.