SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space Station

Re:SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space ... by rbanffy on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @05:58PM (#40805066)

Such a shame. Can’t we dismantle it and bring the pieces down in Starship flights? The American parts would look great at the Udvar Hazi. As for others, each one can be delivered to its country of origin.

I’m assuming anything that did fit in a shuttle could fit inside a Starship.

Not sure Russians would like that though. I’m betting they would prefer their pieces deorbited.

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Re:SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space ... by HPsquared on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @06:05PM (#40805113)

I'm not sure how much they can carry on re-entry. More heating etc., and more weight when doing the landing.

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Re:SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space ... by bilsbie on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @07:29PM (#40805718)

They’re going to enter mars atmosphere with a full payload at a faster speed so I think it could handle it.

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Re:SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space ... by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @07:35PM (#40805762)

Mars has less gravity and less atmosphere, so its not a comparable situation.

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Re:SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space ... by senectus1 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:09PM (#40805977)

thats the intention, its hardly a proven.

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Re:SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space ... by wongarsu on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:39PM (#40806155)

Mars has less than 1% the atmosphere of earth. That makes it easier in some ways and more difficult in others. I don't think you can really judge the performance when landing on Earth by looking at the performance when landing on Mars.

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Re:SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space ... by mr_toad on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @11:56PM (#40807039)

Also they’d need more fuel for the de-orbit burn.

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