Re: SpaceShipOne and reentry heat

From: Derek Lyons (derekl1963_at_yahoo.comnospam.retro.com)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:15:05 GMT

deja@celticbear.com (LRW) wrote:
>Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the commercial SpaceShipOne
>reach the very edge of the atmosphere? Doesn't it also need the
>observe the same careful considerations for reentry?
>If not, why? In simple "Physics for English Majors" language. =)

It flies much lower and *MUCH* slower than orbital craft (SS1 is
sub-orbital), and thus does not require the same considerations and
protection.

D. 

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