• combat_doomerism [he/him]
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      10 hours ago

      if it gets desperate theyll probably just do like that one west virginian town who begged for a bridge from the ussr to get the US to act, they'll send some desperate appeal to china who will start pretending like they'll devise a rescue mission which will get the US off its ass

      • CloutAtlas [he/him]
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        5 hours ago

        It's literally illegal for Americans to ask China for co-operation in space related matters thanks to The Wolf Amendment and Russia due to sanctions. I don't believe other space faring nations have the capability right now, either.

        Imagine even hinting at asking China for help and getting slapped with High Treason as soon as you land on Earth.

        That and they'd probably slap tax evasion on top.

    • blame [they/them]
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      10 hours ago

      no they're going to die when the return vehicle hits the ground because their bones will be glass

      • Hexamerous [none/use name]
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        6 hours ago

        NASA has learned that without Earth’s gravity affecting the human body, weight-bearing bones lose on average 1% to 1.5% of mineral density per month during spaceflight.

        yes-honey-left

      • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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        11 hours ago

        Ooooh, maybe they can drop the station on libertarian-approaching

        Have a cool snappy line before impact

        "Musky, We're home" or something like that