So the space dolphins can live without the fear of being hit by a big metal thing.
But actually because it would probably require less Δv
Comment on NASA selects SpaceX to build deorbit vehicle for International Space Station
MrNesser@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Question: why deorbit vs push out of orbit away from earth?
Sorse@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
hagelslager@feddit.nl 4 months ago
To paraphrase an answer I read elsewhere: de-orbiting would be like pushing it down from the first step of a long flight of stairs. Pushing it away from Earth would require ascending the long flight of stairs, which is much harder.