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Is it "luck" if you intentionally chose a place smack in the middle of nowhere, such that even an off-nominal reentry will overwhelmingly occur in an extremely
by schiffern 2y ago
Is it "luck" if you intentionally chose a place smack in the middle of nowhere, such that even an off-nominal reentry will overwhelmingly occur in an extremely sparsely populated area (ie the middle of the ocean)?
Sounds like planning, not luck.
- deepsun 2y agoLanding area is one thing, but more important and dangerous is reentry profile. Too steep, and the capsule melts down or crew inside becomes very flat from the deceleration.