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That would be pretty cool indeed. My only concern is that the craft probably doesn't have any attitude control, so it may enter backwards or tumbling, which may
by accrual 1y ago
That would be pretty cool indeed. My only concern is that the craft probably doesn't have any attitude control, so it may enter backwards or tumbling, which may limit the effectiveness of the heatshield on the probe. Even so, surely large pieces of it will make it back home intact.
- voidUpdate 1y agoIf it is the same as other venera probes, it is designed so that aerodynamic forces will stabilise it into a heatshield-forward attitude