3 ms·
> the heat shield ablates for Mars trips but not Earth trips (not sure why). I suppose the reentry speed on mars is much higher, since it happens at the end of
by grondilu 9y ago
> the heat shield ablates for Mars trips but not Earth trips (not sure why).
I suppose the reentry speed on mars is much higher, since it happens at the end of an interplanetary trip.
- rkangel 9y agoFor E2E routes, the rocket doesn't have to be given as much kinetic energy - it doesn't have to escape Earth's gravity well.