Could An Astronaut Throw Something From Orbit To Earth?

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Between a Russian Spacewalk discarding old hardware, the superbowl and the anniversary of Alan Shepard golfing on the moon the question was asked. How long does it take objects thrown off the station to get back to earth, could an athlete get something back in one orbit just using their muscles?



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