I have a probably silly question. Why the ISS is not equipped with some kind of furnace to burn trash and transform it into heat and even thrust (by expulsion of the gasses) instead of letting the trash burning the atmosphere with return cargos?
Hi, I have a probably silly question. Why the ISS is not equipped with some kind of furnace to burn trash and transform it into heat and even thrust (by expulsion of the gasses) instead of letting the trash burning the atmosphere with return cargos?Such a tool would also help assessing whether in space melting/processing is possible in view of better use of 3d printers.