.@neiltyson @alexinfact ISS is falling constantly, it's just outrunning the Earth for the miss (and the win).
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@neiltyson would it be possible to slow your orbital speed to the point that a heat shield would not be necessary?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact Depends on how it's deorbited. if its just stopped and allowed to fall almost all of it will reach earth like Felix.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson if the ISS would fall to earth if it stopped orbiting then how do satellites in geostationary orbit cope?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact how would it "stop orbiting"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson What about the Moon then?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact Wouldn't there not be much left after re-entry?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I wonder how long they'd last up there if everyone on the surface died from a global event?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact about as fast as#felixbaumgartner?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact Even though ISS is orbiting Earth, it is still, technically falling towards Earth. It just keeps missing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson theoretically would it be possible to blow up a planet like the Death Star did?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact Yes, but why would it fall? Why is its orbit keeping it aloft?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact How can ISS orbit in an hour and a half? 90 mins seems very fast, but the footage from ISS makes it look slow.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact Move it to the L1 Lagranian point between the Earth and the moon, or L4 or L5 if the moon is blocking the Universe.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @alexinfact would it disintegrate before impact?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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