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That's the problem, it will slow down so fast it might not stay in one piece (this is what happened to Challenger, hence my comment.) A pipe like that going sid
by lutorm 15y ago
That's the problem, it will slow down so fast it might not stay in one piece (this is what happened to Challenger, hence my comment.) A pipe like that going sideways has a tremendous aerodynamic resistance.
- JulianMorrison 15y agoNo, I mean, it will slow quickly while doing the nose-first heat shielded re-entry, all the way down to terminal velocity, and then be safe to do its flip to feet-first.