2007-05-28 22:09:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
They turn off the life support systems, shut off the lights, and hang a "gone fishin'" sign on the airlock hatch ☺
Doug
2007-05-28 22:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
they alter the projection of the space station so that as it circles the earth, insetad of a perfect orbit the station gradually gets closer to earth and the upper atmosphere. Once it reached the atmosphere it begins to burn up during re-entry to earth.
2007-05-29 08:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Someone will end up buying it and using it for whatever they want with it, just think Dr Doom had his own space station.
2007-05-28 22:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally they become yet another piece of detritus orbiting our planet, until they are either de-orbited in a controlled manner or else simply fall out of orbit eventually.
2007-05-29 03:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by The Tenth Duke of Chalfont 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn off all power, evacuate and bring back down (maybe in pieces) into bodies of water. Unless it's like 'Dead Like Me' and they misjudge and you get killed by a toilet seat. LoL.
2007-05-29 22:41:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Didn't the last 2 crash and burn up in the outer atmosphere?
Skylab and Mir the russian one.
2007-05-28 22:17:07 · answer #6 · answered by Firefox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically they are de-orbited in a controlled fashion and burn up over an unpopulated body of water.
2007-05-28 23:48:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
New Stelios venture - EasySpaceStation, cheap accomodation in orbit
2007-05-28 22:14:20 · answer #8 · answered by chillipope 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They let it collapse to earth somewhere around the middle east
2007-05-29 15:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When they decomissioned mir they let it fall into the atmosphere and burn up on re-entry.
2007-05-28 22:13:21 · answer #10 · answered by Girugamesh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋