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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 1 Nov 2012

    .@alexinfact: If ISS stopped orbiting Earth, would it fall to the surface? // Yes. Most parts would hit ground within 15 min.

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      1. Blake Patterson‏ @blakespot 1 Nov 2012
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        .@neiltyson @alexinfact ISS is falling constantly, it's just outrunning the Earth for the miss (and the win).

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      1. Kevin Cozzoli‏ @not2old4lego 16 Mar 2013
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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?

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      1. Mr Dale‏ @MrDalePhysics 1 Nov 2012
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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.

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      1. Barry Tabrah‏ @keebaud 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson if the ISS would fall to earth if it stopped orbiting then how do satellites in geostationary orbit cope?

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      1. Gerardo Ruiz de T.‏ @gruizdeteresa 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson @alexinfact how would it "stop orbiting"?

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      1. Bryan Dzingle‏ @dzvrod 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson What about the Moon then?

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      1. Kevin Choboter‏ @kchoboter 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson @alexinfact Wouldn't there not be much left after re-entry?

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      1. Matthew McConchie‏ @m_mcconchie 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson I wonder how long they'd last up there if everyone on the surface died from a global event?

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      1. Perang Tank‏ @Perang_Tank 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson @alexinfact about as fast as #felixbaumgartner?

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      1. Corey Barlow‏ @wcbarlow 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson @alexinfact Even though ISS is orbiting Earth, it is still, technically falling towards Earth. It just keeps missing.

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      1. Th3crimsonking‏ @THEbradleybell 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson theoretically would it be possible to blow up a planet like the Death Star did?

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      1. Someone in Chicago‏ @SomeoneNChicago 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson @alexinfact Yes, but why would it fall? Why is its orbit keeping it aloft?

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      1. Tabitha Goode‏ @RosUNwell 1 Nov 2012
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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.

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      1. François Caron  🇨🇦‏ @Milnoc 1 Nov 2012
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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.

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      1. alaric von neuer‏ @sggmuw 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson @alexinfact would it disintegrate before impact?

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