Re: getting back is as hard as getting there?

From: G EddieA95 (geddiea95_at_aol.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: 22 Jun 2004 16:10:04 GMT

>You needed enough fuel so as to slow down the returning astronauts and
>their capsule, so that the atmosphere could do the rest of the job.
>

*Did* Apollo use braking rockets on the way down? They hit atmosphere at Ve,
didn't they?

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