This stuff is up there being exposed to all kinds of gamma radiation from the sun (it's really tough sludge), so what happens if re-entry doesn't kill it? Are we really gonna bring this stuff back and drop it into the ocean? Is that really wise given the track record of introducing non-native species into habitats without predators? I mean the ocean has a lot of food for an enterprising bacteria, not to mention all the currents peices of Mir floating up on shore and bam we have a new colony of the stuff somewhere. Personally the idea of living in a world covered in a super slime doesn't appeal very much to me.
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This stuff is up there being exposed to all kinds of gamma radiation from the sun (it's really tough sludge), so what happens if re-entry doesn't kill it? Are we really gonna bring this stuff back and drop it into the ocean? Is that really wise given the track record of introducing non-native species into habitats without predators? I mean the ocean has a lot of food for an enterprising bacteria, not to mention all the currents peices of Mir floating up on shore and bam we have a new colony of the stuff somewhere. Personally the idea of living in a world covered in a super slime doesn't appeal very much to me.