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With a really big parachute, you could I suppose. Although it would need to survive getting peppered with high velocity debris, and have a way of opening up wit
by jakeinspace 2y ago
With a really big parachute, you could I suppose. Although it would need to survive getting peppered with high velocity debris, and have a way of opening up without sufficient air drag.
- Aardwolf 2y agoBut would there be risk of burning in the atmosphere?
- jakeinspace 2y agoYes, you would burn up because after the chute slows you down just a little bit, you’ll quickly smash into the atmosphere at a fairly steep angle. One way you might be able to avoid burning up is by firing a rocket downwards to slow your fall while dragging the giant (like, tens of square km) parachute behind you to reduce velocity. Then, maybe, it would be possible to reenter at a gentle speed, eventually shutting off the rocket entirely. Of course, this would probably require something close to a weightless and infinitely strong chute.