Fishing debris in space

[Chip Fetrow]

Even as the ISS has been scaled back, it is HUGE compared to MIR.

Also, Mir was something that wouldn't break apart easily when de- 
orbited.  Try to keep all of those couplings together when lighting up  
thrusters on the ISS.

Frankly, (while they may have some ideas) I don't know how they will  
de-orbit it, and I admit I haven't researched it in any big way, but  
my guess is they would have to break it apart and de-orbit it in  
sections.

--chip

On Feb 6, 2011, at 9:20 AM, tacos-request at amrad.org wrote:

> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 20:45:13 +0000
> From: bbruhns at erols.com
> To: tacos at amrad.org
> Subject: Re: Fishing debris in space
>
> I remember Mir's de-orbit.  It's amazing, actually, that it can be  
> done with such good control.
>
>   Bob WA3WDR
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry