Re: Stupid (I'm quite sure) question...
They can't throw this satellite into the sun either. Only Superman does things like that.
I suppose that, rather counter intuitively, it's slowing something down enough in space so that it drops into the sun that takes lots of energy - and mass - that isn't there on board to be used.
You and I are in orbit around the sun at a fair rate. If the earth somehow popped out from under us, we'd carry on much the same. But with evident inconveniences.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
