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gpm 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: NASA announces unprecedented return of sick ISS as...

Not that it really changes the point but modern spacecraft do have an option to abort (begin returning to earth) at just about any time. There's still contingencies where that won't save you of course.

panick21_ 5 months ago [–]

And that abort envolves another bomb being fired under or over you.

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