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Joe Engle piloted the shuttle at 17500 mph on reentry: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_airspeed_record https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_airspeed_r
by mattnewport 9y ago
Joe Engle piloted the shuttle at 17500 mph on reentry:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_airspeed_record https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_airspeed_record
It's not the velocity that kills you, it's the sudden deceleration.