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Could Puncturing A Satellite's Battery Help It Deorbit Faster?


few years ago, there was a panic about lithium-ion batteries that exploded and could do things like take down a jetliner. On a recent trip, an airline asked passengers to turn in any devices with batteries that had been banned because of safety concerns.

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