I understand that we have to deorbit the ISS at some point, but it's crazy to me that it's cheaper to deorbit all this debris rather than recycle some of it. It's already in orbit. There are "giant steel trusses" - wouldn't it be easier to make the next space station out of some of the existing space station?
I understand that we have to deorbit the ISS at some point, but it's crazy to me that it's cheaper to deorbit all this debris rather than recycle some of it. It's already in orbit. There are "giant steel trusses" - wouldn't it be easier to make the next space station out of some of the existing space station?