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Step 1: figure muzzle velocity required to get into orbit. Step 2: make a basic model for air resistance, which feeds back into velocity Step 3: does that fee
by ivankirigin 17y ago
Step 1: figure muzzle velocity required to get into orbit.
Step 2: make a basic model for air resistance, which feeds back into velocity
Step 3: does that feedback converge or diverge? If divergent, impossible.
Step 4: make that material
I don't know enough aerodynamics to model high speed air resistance well.
The way we handle it coming back to earth is to add a layer that will be shed in heat to protect the object. That adds mass.